Proverbs 3
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
World English Bible
1My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
1My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
2For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
2for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
3Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
4So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
6In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
7I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
7Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
8It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:
9Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;
10And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
10so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
11My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;
12For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
12for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
14The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
14For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
15She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
15She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
16Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
16Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
17Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
18She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.
19The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
19By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
20By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
20By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
21My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
21My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
22so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
23Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
23Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.
24If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
24When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
25Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
26For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
26for the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
27Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
27Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
28Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.
29Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
29Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
30Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
31Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
32For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.
33Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
33The LORD’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
34Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
35The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
35The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
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