Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Proverbs 3

1 An exhortation to obedience, 5 faith, 7 to mortification, 9 to devotion, 1 to patience. 13 The happy gain of wisdom. 19 The power, 21 and the benefits of wisdom. 27 An exhortation to charitableness, 30 peaceableness, 31 and contentedness. 33 The cursed state of the wicked.

 3:1 ¶ My son, 1121 forget 7911 z8799 not x408 my law; 8451 but let thine heart 3820 keep 5341 z8799 my commandments: 4687

 3:2 For x3588 length 753 of days, 3117 and long 8141 life, 2416 and peace, 7965 shall they add 3254 z8686 to thee.

 3:3 Let not x408 mercy 2617 and truth 571 forsake 5800 z8799 thee: bind 7194 z8798 them about x5921 thy neck; 1621 write 3789 z8798 them upon x5921 the table 3871 of thine heart: 3820

 3:4 So shalt thou find 4672 z8798 favour 2580 and good 2896 understanding 7922 in the sight 5869 of God 430 and man. 120

 3:5 ¶ Trust 982 z8798 in x413 the LORD 3068 with all x3605 thine heart; 3820 and lean 8172 z8735 not x408 unto x413 thine own understanding. 998

 3:6 In all x3605 thy ways 1870 acknowledge 3045 z8798 him, and he x1931 shall direct 3474 z8762 thy paths. 734

 3:7 ¶ Be x1961 not x408 wise 2450 in thine own eyes: 5869 fear 3372 z8798 x853 the LORD, 3068 and depart 5493 z8798 from evil. 7451 x4480

 3:8 It shall be x1961 health 7500 to thy navel, 8270 and marrow 8250 to thy bones. 6106

 3:9 Honour 3513 z8761 x853 the LORD 3068 with thy substance, 1952 x4480 and with the firstfruits 7225 x4480 of all x3605 thine increase: 8393

 3:10 So shall thy barns 618 be filled 4390 z8735 with plenty, 7647 and thy presses 3342 shall burst out 6555 z8799 with new wine. 8492

 3:11 ¶ My son, 1121 despise 3988 z8799 not x408 the chastening 4148 of the LORD; 3068 neither x408 be weary 6973 z8799 of his correction: 8433

 3:12 For x3588 x853 whom x834 the LORD 3068 loveth 157 z8799 he correcteth; 3198 z8686 even as a father 1 x853 the son 1121 [in whom] he delighteth. 7521 z8799

 3:13 ¶ Happy 835 [is] the man 120 [that] findeth 4672 z8804 wisdom, 2451 and the man 120 [that] getteth 6329 z8686 understanding. 8394

 3:14 For x3588 the merchandise 5504 of it [is] better 2896 than the merchandise 5505 x4480 of silver, 3701 and the gain 8393 thereof than fine gold. 2742 x4480

 3:15 She x1931 [is] more precious 3368 than rubies: 6443 x4480 and all x3605 the things thou canst desire 2656 are not x3808 to be compared 7737 z8799 unto her.

 3:16 Length 753 of days 3117 [is] in her right hand; 3225 [and] in her left hand 8040 riches 6239 and honour. 3519

 3:17 Her ways 1870 [are] ways 1870 of pleasantness, 5278 and all x3605 her paths 5410 [are] peace. 7965

 3:18 She x1931 [is] a tree 6086 of life 2416 to them that lay hold 2388 z8688 upon her: and happy 833 z8794 [is every one] that retaineth 8551 z8802 her.

 3:19 The LORD 3068 by wisdom 2451 hath founded 3245 z8804 the earth; 776 by understanding 8394 hath he established 3559 z8790 the heavens. 8064

 3:20 By his knowledge 1847 the depths 8415 are broken up, 1234 z8738 and the clouds 7834 drop down 7491 z8799 the dew. 2919

 3:21 ¶ My son, 1121 let not x408 them depart 3868 z8799 from thine eyes: 5869 x4480 keep 5341 z8798 sound wisdom 8454 and discretion: 4209

 3:22 So shall they be x1961 life 2416 unto thy soul, 5315 and grace 2580 to thy neck. 1621

 3:23 Then x227 shalt thou walk y3212 z8799 x1980 in thy way 1870 safely, 983 and thy foot 7272 shall not x3808 stumble. 5062 z8799

 3:24 When x518 thou liest down, 7901 z8799 thou shalt not x3808 be afraid: 6342 z8799 yea, thou shalt lie down, 7901 z8804 and thy sleep 8142 shall be sweet. 6149 z8804

 3:25 Be not x408 afraid 3372 z8799 of sudden 6597 fear, 6343 x4480 neither of the desolation 7722 x4480 of the wicked, 7563 when x3588 it cometh. 935 z8799

 3:26 For x3588 the LORD 3068 shall be x1961 thy confidence, 3689 and shall keep 8104 z8804 thy foot 7272 from being taken. 3921 x4480

 3:27 ¶ Withhold 4513 z8799 not x408 good 2896 from them to whom it is due, 1167 x4480 when it is x1961 in the power 410 of thine hand 3027 to do 6213 z8800 [it].

 3:28 Say 559 z8799 not x408 unto thy neighbour, 7453 Go, y3212 z8798 x1980 and come again, 7725 z8798 and to morrow 4279 I will give; 5414 z8799 when thou hast 3426 it by x854 thee.

 3:29 Devise 2790 z8799 not x408 evil 7451 against x5921 thy neighbour, 7453 seeing he x1931 dwelleth 3427 z8802 securely 983 by x854 thee.

 3:30 ¶ Strive 7378 z8799 not x408 with x5973 a man 120 without cause, 2600 if x518 he have done 1580 z8804 thee no x3808 harm. 7451

 3:31 ¶ Envy 7065 z8762 thou not x408 the oppressor, 376 2555 and choose 977 z8799 none x408 x3605 of his ways. 1870

 3:32 For x3588 the froward 3868 z8737 [is] abomination 8441 to the LORD: 3068 but his secret 5475 [is] with x854 the righteous. 3477

 3:33 ¶ The curse 3994 of the LORD 3068 [is] in the house 1004 of the wicked: 7563 but he blesseth 1288 z8762 the habitation 5116 of the just. 6662

 3:34 Surely x518 he x1931 scorneth 3887 z8686 the scorners: 3887 z8801 but he giveth 5414 z8799 grace 2580 unto the lowly. 6035 z8675 y6041

 3:35 The wise 2450 shall inherit 5157 z8799 glory: 3519 but shame 7036 shall be the promotion 7311 z8688 of fools. 3684