Proverbs 3:1-13

¹My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart keep my commandments;

²For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they increase unto thee.

³Let kindness and truth not forsake thee; bind them about thy throat; write them upon the table of thy heart:

⁴So shalt thou find grace and good favor in the eyes of God and man.

⁵Trust in the Lord with all thy heart: and upon thy own understanding do not rely.

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make level thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

⁸It will be healing to thy body, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹Honor the Lord with thy wealth, and with the first-fruits of all thy products:

¹⁰So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and with new wine shall thy presses overflow.

¹¹The correction of the Lord, my son, do not despise; and feel no loathing for his admonition;

¹²Because whomever the Lord loveth he admonisheth; and as a father who delighteth in his son.

¹³Happy the man that hath found wisdom, and the man that acquireth understanding.