Proverbs 3:1–12

My son, forget not my law;

But let thy heart keep my commandments:

2For length of days, and years of life,

And peace, will they add to thee.

3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:

Bind them about thy neck;

Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

4So shalt thou find favor and good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,

And lean not upon thine own understanding:

6In all thy ways acknowledge him,

And he will direct thy paths.

7Be not wise in thine own eyes;

Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

8It will be health to thy navel,

And marrow to thy bones.

9Honor Jehovah with thy substance,

And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,

And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah;

Neither be weary of his reproof:

12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.