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 think yourself wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

3:8  It will provide 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 the Lord will fill your barns 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  The Lord blesses the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.

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

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

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

3:17  Her ways have a pleasant aspect And all her paths lead to peace.

3:18  She resembles a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happiness attain 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 He broke up the deeps 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 bring 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 have fear; When you lie down, you will sleep sweetly.

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

3:26  For the LORD will serve as your confidence And will keep your foot from entrapment.

3:27   Do not withhold good from those to whom you owe it, When you have the 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 those who behave deviously have become an abomination to the LORD; But He desires intimacy with the upright.

3:33  The curse of the LORD lands 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.