3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thy heart keep my commandments; 
3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thy heart keep my commandments: 

3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 
3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 

3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart: 
3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart: 

3:4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 
3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 

3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding. 
3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding. 

3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths. 
3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 

3:7 Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 
3:7 Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 

3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 
3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 

3:9 Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase: 
3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thy increase: 

3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 

3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 
3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 

3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son {in whom} he delighteth. 
3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son {in whom} he delighteth. 

3:13 Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. 
3:13 Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. 

3:14 For the merchandise of it {is} better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold. 
3:14 For the merchandise of it {is} better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold. 

3:15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her. 
3:15 She {is} more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her. 

3:16 Length of days {is} in her right hand; {and} in her left hand riches and honor. 
3:16 Length of days {is} in her right hand; {and} in her left hand riches and honour. 

3:17 Her ways {are} ways of pleasantness, and all her paths {are} peace. 
3:17 Her ways {are} ways of pleasantness, and all her paths {are} peace. 

3:18 She {is} a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy {is every one} that retaineth her. 
3:18 She {is} a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy {is every one} that retaineth her. 

3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 
3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 

3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 
3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 

3:21 My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 
3:21 My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 

3:22 So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 
3:22 So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 

3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 
3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 

3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 
3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 

3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 
3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 

3:26 For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken. 
3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 

3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do {it}. 
3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do {it}. 

3:28 Say not to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 
3:28 Say not to thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 

3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 
3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 

3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm. 
3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm. 

3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 
3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 

3:32 For the froward {is} abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous. 
3:32 For the perverse {man is} an abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous. 

3:33 The curse of the LORD {is} in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 
3:33 The curse of the LORD {is} in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 

3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly. 
3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly. 

3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. 
3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.