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Proverbs 3

The Rewards of Wisdom

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My sonh1121,  ado not forgeth7911 my  1teachingh8451, But let your hearth3820  bkeeph5341 my commandmentsh4687;

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For  alengthh753 of daysh3117 and yearsh8141 of lifeh2425b And peaceh7965 they will addh3254 to you.

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Do not let  akindnessh2617a and truthh571 leaveh5800a you;  bBindh7194 them aroundh5921 your neckh1621,  cWriteh3789 them on the tableth3871 of your hearth3820.

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So you will  afindh4672 favorh2580 and  bgoodh2896a  1reputeh7922 In the sighth5869 of Godh430 and manh120.

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 aTrusth982 in the LORDh3068 with allh3605 your hearth3820 And  bdo not leanh8172 on your own understandingh998.

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In allh3605 your waysh1870  aacknowledgeh3045 Him, And He will  bmakeh3474 your pathsh734 straighth3474.

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 aDo not be wiseh2450 in your own eyesh5869;  bFearh3372a the LORDh3068 and turnh5493 awayh5493 from evilh7451b.

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It will be  ahealingh7500 to your  1bodyh8270 And  brefreshmenth8250 to your bonesh6106.

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 aHonorh3513 the LORDh3068 from your wealthh1952 And from the  bfirsth7225 of allh3605 your produceh8393;

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So your  abarnsh618 will be filledh4390 with plentyh7647 And your  bvatsh3342 will overflowh6555 with newh8492 wineh8492.

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 aMy sonh1121, do not rejecth3988a the  1disciplineh4148 of the LORDh3068 Or loatheh6973 His reproofh8433b,

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For  awhomh834 the LORDh3068 lovesh157 He reprovesh3198, Even  bas a fatherh1 corrects the sonh1121 in whom he delightsh7521.

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 aHow blessedh835 is the manh120 who findsh4672 wisdomh2451 And the manh120 who gainsh6329 understandingh8394.

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For her  aprofith5504 is betterh2896a thanh4480 the profith5504 of silverh3701 And her gainh8393 better thanh4480 fine goldh2742d.

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She is  amoreh4480 precioush3368 thanh4480  1jewelsh6443; And nothingh3605h3808 you desireh2656 comparesh7737a with her.

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 1 aLongh753 lifeh3117 is in her righth3225 handh3225; In her lefth8040 handh8040 are  brichesh6239 and honorh3519b.

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Her  awaysh1870 are pleasanth5278 waysh1870 And allh3605 her pathsh5410b are  bpeaceh7965.

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She is a  atreeh6086 of lifeh2425b to those who takeh2388 holdh2388 of her, And happyh833 are all who holdh8551 her fasth8551.

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The LORDh3068  aby wisdomh2451 foundedh3245 the earthh776, By understandingh8394 He  bestablishedh3559 the heavensh8064.

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By His knowledgeh1847 the  adeepsh8415 were brokenh1234 up And the  bskiesh7834 driph7491 with dewh2919.

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My sonh1121,  alet them not  1vanishh3868 from your sighth5869; Keeph5341 soundh8454 wisdomh8454 and discretionh4209,

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So they will be  alifeh2425b to your soulh5315 And  badornmenth2580 to your neckh1621.

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Thenh227 you will  awalkh1980 in your wayh1870 securelyh983 And your footh7272 will not  bstumbleh5062.

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Whenh518 you  alieh7901 downh7901, you will not be afraidh6342; When you lieh7901 downh7901, your sleeph8142 will be sweeth6149.

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 aDo not be afraidh3372a of suddenh6597 fearh6343 Norh408 of the  1 bonslaughth7724b of the wickedh7563 whenh3588 it comesh935;

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For the LORDh3068 will be  1your confidenceh3689 And will  akeeph8104 your footh7272 from being caughth3921.

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 aDo not withholdh4513 goodh2896b from  1those to whom it is dueh1167, When it is in your powerh3027 to doh6213a it.

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 aDo not sayh559 to your neighborh7453, "Goh1980, and comeh7725 backh7725, And tomorrowh4279 I will giveh5414 it," When you haveh3426 it with you.

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 aDo not deviseh2790a harmh7463a againsth5921 your neighborh7453, While he livesh3427 securelyh983 besideh854 you.

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 aDo not contendh7378 with a manh120 withouth2600 causeh2600, Ifh518 he has doneh1580 you noh3808 harmh7463a.

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 aDo not envyh7065 a manh376 of violenceh2555 And do not chooseh977 anyh3605 of his waysh1870.

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For the  adevioush3868 are an abominationh8441 to the LORDh3068; But  1He is  bintimateh5475 with the uprighth3477.

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The  acurseh3994 of the LORDh3068 is on the househ1004 of the wickedh7563, But He  bblessesh1288 the dwellingh5116a of the righteoush6662.

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Thoughh518  aHe scoffsh3917b at the scoffersh3917b, Yet  bHe givesh5414 graceh2580 to the afflictedh6035.

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 aThe wiseh2450 will inherith5157 honorh3519b, But foolsh3684  1displayh7311 dishonorh7036.



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