3:1 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commandments. 3:2 Because length of days and years of life and peace, they will add to you.
3:3 Do not let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart, 3:4 so you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3:5 Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. 3:6Acknowledge him in all your ways and he will direct your paths.
3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear Jehovah and depart from evil. 3:8 It will be health to your navel and marrow to your bones.
3:9 Honor Jehovah with your substance and with the first-fruits of all your increase, 3:10 so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.
3:11 My son, do not despise the chastening of Jehovah, nor be weary of his reproof. 3:12 Because whom Jehovah loves he reproves and he whips every son whom he receives.
3:13 The man who finds wisdom is fortunate, and the man who gets understanding. 3:14 Because the gain of it is better than the gain of silver and the profit of it than fine gold. 3:15 She is more precious than rubies and none of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
3:16 Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor. 3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace. 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her. And everyone who retains her is fortunate.
3:19 Jehovah founded the earth by wisdom. He established the heavens by understanding. 3:20 The depths were broken up and the skies drop down the dew by his knowledge.
3:21 My son, do not let them depart from your eyes. 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. Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet. 3:25 Do not be afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, because it comes. 3:26 Because Jehovah will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being taken.
3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. 3:28 Do not say to your neighbor, Go and come again and tomorrow I will give, when you have it by you.
3:29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
3:30 Do not contend with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
3:31 Do not envy the man of violence and choose none of his ways. 3:32 Because the perverse man is an abomination to Jehovah, but his friendship is with the upright.
3:33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of a wicked man, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
3:34 Surely the Lord is opposed to the arrogant, but he gives favor to the lowly.
3:35 The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.