Proverbs 3:21–35

²¹My son, ^klet not them depart from thine eyes:

Keep ^lsound wisdom and ^mdiscretion:

²²So shall they be ⁿlife unto thy soul,

And grace to thy ^oneck.

^23pThen shalt thou walk in thy way safely,

And ^qthy foot shall not stumble.

^24rWhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:

Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

^25sBe not afraid of sudden fear,

^ssNeither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

²⁶For the Lord shall be thy confidence,

And shall ^tkeep thy foot from being taken.

^27uWithhold not good from ^†them to whom it is due,

When it is ^xin the power of thine hand to do it.

^28ySay not unto thy neighbour,

Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give;

When thou hast it by thee.

^29||Devise not evil against thy neighbour,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

^30zStrive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

^31aEnvy thou not ^†the oppressor,

And choose none of his ways.

³²For the ^bfroward is abomination to the Lord:

But ^chis secret is with the righteous.

^33dThe curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked:

But ^ddhe blesseth the habitation of the just.

³⁴Surely ^ehe scorneth the ^fscorners:

But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

^35gThe wise shall inherit glory:

But shame ^†shall be the promotion of fools.