Douay Bible - Proverbs Chapter 3

Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.

Proverbs 3:2
For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.

Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:

Proverbs 3:4
And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.

Proverbs 3:5
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.

Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.

Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

Proverbs 3:8
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.

Proverbs 3:9
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits :

Proverbs 3:10
And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.

Proverbs 3:11
My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:

Proverbs 3:12
For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.

Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:

Proverbs 3:14
The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:

Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than all riches : and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.

Proverbs 3:16
Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.

Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.

Proverbs 3:19
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.

Proverbs 3:20
By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew

Proverbs 3:21
My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:

Proverbs 3:22
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.

Proverbs 3:23
Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:

Proverbs 3:24
If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Proverbs 3:25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.

Proverbs 3:26
For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.

Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.

Proverbs 3:28
Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.

Proverbs 3:29
Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.

Proverbs 3:30
Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.

Proverbs 3:31
Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:

Proverbs 3:32
For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.

Proverbs 3:33
Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.

Proverbs 3:34
He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.

Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.

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