| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, | 1My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; |
| 2for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. | 2For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. |
| 3Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. | 4So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man. |
| 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; | 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. |
| 6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. | 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. |
| 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. | 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. |
| 8This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. | 8It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones. |
| 9Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; | 9Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce; |
| 10then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. | 10So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine. |
| 11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, | 11My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof, |
| 12because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. | 12For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights. |
| 13Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, | 13How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding. |
| 14for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. | 14For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold. |
| 15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. | 15She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her. |
| 16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. | 16Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. |
| 17Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. | 17Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace. |
| 18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. | 18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast. |
| 19By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; | 19The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens. |
| 20by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. | 20By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew. |
| 21My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; | 21My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion, |
| 22they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. | 22So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck. |
| 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. | 23Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble. |
| 24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. | 24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. |
| 25Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, | 25Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; |
| 26for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared. | 26For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught. |
| 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. | 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. |
| 28Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I'll give it to you"-- when you already have it with you. | 28Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it," When you have it with you. |
| 29Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you. | 29Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you. |
| 30Do not accuse anyone for no reason-- when they have done you no harm. | 30Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm. |
| 31Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. | 31Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. |
| 32For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. | 32For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright. |
| 33The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. | 33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous. |
| 34He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. | 34Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted. |
| 35The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. | 35The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor. |
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