3:1  My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;

3:2  For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.

3:3  Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

3:4  So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.

3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

3:6  In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

3:7  Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

3:8  It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

3:9  Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;

3:10  So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.

3:11  My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,

3:12  For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father {corrects} the son in whom he delights.

3:13  How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.

3:14  For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold.

3:15  She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.

3:16  Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

3:17  Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace.

3:18  She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.

3:19  The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.

3:20  By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.

3:21  My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

3:22  So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.

3:23  Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.

3:24  When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

3:25  Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

3:26  For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.

3:27  Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do {it.}

3:28  Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give {it,} When you have it with you."

3:29  Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.

3:30  Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

3:31  Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.

3:32  For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.

3:33  The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

3:34  Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

3:35  The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor.