3 : 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 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 thine heart: 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 thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 3 : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 3 : 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. 3 : 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 3 : 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 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 : 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 : 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 3 : 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 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 : 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 : 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 thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 3 : 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 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: yea, 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 : 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 thine hand to do it. 3 : 28 Say not unto 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 neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 3 : 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 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 : 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 unto the lowly. 3 : 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.