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Proverbs 3
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My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: |
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| 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. |
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| 3:3
Let not mercy and truth
forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine
heart: |
A beautiful proverb about mercy and truth.
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| 3:4
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and
man. |
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| 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. |
"Lean not unto thine own understanding."
Don't try to understand things; just accept whatever
the bible and your religious leaders tell you.
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| 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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| 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. |
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| 3:8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
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| 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine
increase: |
(3:9-10)
If you give money to God, he will make you rich and you'll have lots of wine.
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| 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out
with new wine.
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| 3:11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his
correction: |
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| 3:12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom
he delighteth. |
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| 3:13
Happy is the man that
findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and
the man that getteth understanding."
A special anthem was composed from these words for
Darwin's funeral at
Westminister Abbey.
Does wisdom make people happy?
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| 3:14
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and
the gain thereof than fine gold.
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| 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are
not to be compared unto her. |
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| 3:16
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and
honour. |
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| 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
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| 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every
one that retaineth her. |
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| 3:19
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he
established the heavens. |
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| 3:20
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the
dew. |
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| 3:21
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and
discretion: |
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| 3:22
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
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| 3:23
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. |
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| 3:24
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down,
and thy sleep shall be sweet. |
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| 3:25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh. |
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| 3:26
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being
taken. |
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| 3:27
Withhold not good from
them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. |
"Withhold not good from them to whom it
is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it."
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| 3:28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give;
when thou hast it by thee. |
Help your neighbor, if you can.
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| 3:29
Devise not evil against
thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. |
(3:29-31)
Don't devise plots against your neighbor, fight without cause, or
imitate an oppressor.
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| 3:30
Strive not with a man
without cause, if he have done thee no harm. |
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| 3:31
Envy thou not the
oppressor, and choose none of his ways. |
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| 3:32
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the
righteous. |
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| 3:33
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the
habitation of the just. |
"He blesseth the habitation of the just."
Has the ever been a just person?
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| 3:34
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
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| 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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