Proverbs 3:21–35

²¹My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness, ²²And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. ²³Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble. ²⁴If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep. ²⁵Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh. ²⁶For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

²⁷Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand is toward God to do it. ²⁸Say not thou to thy friend, ‘Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,’ And substance with thee. ²⁹Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee. ³⁰Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil. ³¹Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways. ³²For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel. ³³The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. ³⁴If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace. ³⁵Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!

Chapter 4