Verse 1
My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
Verse 2
For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.
Verse 3
Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Verse 4
So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
Verse 5
Trust in the Lorde with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
Verse 6
In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.
Verse 7
Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
Verse 8
So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
Verse 9
Honour the Lorde with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.
Verse 10
So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
Verse 11
My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
Verse 12
For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
Verse 13
Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
Verse 14
For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
Verse 15
It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
Verse 16
Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
Verse 17
Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.
Verse 18
She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.
Verse 19
The Lorde by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
Verse 20
By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
Verse 21
My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
Verse 22
So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
Verse 23
Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.
Verse 24
If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
Verse 25
Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.
Verse 26
For the Lorde shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.
Verse 27
Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.
Verse 28
Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.
Verse 29
Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
Verse 30
Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
Verse 31
Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Verse 32
For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
Verse 33
The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Verse 34
With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
Verse 35
The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.