1 My|strong="H7911" son|strong="H1121", don’t|strong="H0408" forget|strong="H7911" my|strong="H7911" teaching|strong="H8451". Remember what|strong="H4687" I|strong="H1121" tell you|strong="H3820" to|strong="H3820" do|strong="H0408".
2 What|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" teach will|strong="H3117" give|strong="H3254" you|strong="H3588" a|strong="H3588" good, long|strong="H0753" life|strong="H3117", and|strong="H3117" all|strong="H3117" will|strong="H3117" go well|strong="H7965" for|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588".
3 Don’t|strong="H0408" ever let|strong="H0408" love|strong="H2617" and|strong="H0571" loyalty|strong="H2617" leave|strong="H5800" you|strong="H5921". Tie|strong="H7194" them|strong="H5921" around|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" neck|strong="H1621", and|strong="H0571" write|strong="H3789" them|strong="H5921" on|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" heart|strong="H3820".
4 Then|strong="H0120" God|strong="H0430" will|strong="H0430" be|strong="H0430" pleased|strong="H2896" and|strong="H0430" think|strong="H5869" well|strong="H2896" of|strong="H0430" you|strong="H4672" and|strong="H0430" so|strong="H4672" will|strong="H0430" everyone|strong="H0120" else.
5 Trust|strong="H0982" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" completely|strong="H3605", and|strong="H3068" don’t|strong="H0408" depend on|strong="H0413" your|strong="H3068" own knowledge.
6 With|strong="H3045" every|strong="H3605" step you|strong="H3605" take|strong="H3045", think about|strong="H3045" what|strong="H1870" he|strong="H1931" wants, and|strong="H1870" he|strong="H1931" will|strong="H1931" help you|strong="H3605" go the|strong="H3605" right|strong="H3474" way|strong="H1870".
7 Don’t|strong="H0408" trust in|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" own|strong="H1961" wisdom|strong="H2450", but|strong="H1961" fear|strong="H3372" and|strong="H3068" respect the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" stay away|strong="H5493" from|strong="H5493" evil|strong="H7451".
8 If|strong="H1961" you|strong="H1961" do this, it|strong="H1961" will|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" like|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" refreshing drink|strong="H8250" and|strong="H1961" medicine for|strong="H1961" your|strong="H1961" body|strong="H6106".
9 Honor|strong="H3513" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" with|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" wealth|strong="H1952" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" first|strong="H7225" part of|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" harvest|strong="H8393".
10 Then your|strong="H4390" barns|strong="H0618" will|strong="H3342" be full|strong="H4390" of|strong="H4390" grain, and|strong="H8492" your|strong="H4390" barrels will|strong="H3342" be overflowing with|strong="H4390" wine|strong="H8492".
11 My|strong="H3068" son|strong="H1121", don’t|strong="H0408" reject|strong="H3988" the|strong="H3068" LORD’S|strong="H3068" discipline|strong="H4148", and|strong="H1121" don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" angry when|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3068" corrects you.
12 The|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" corrects|strong="H3198" the|strong="H0853" one|strong="H1121" he|strong="H0834" loves|strong="H0157", just|strong="H0834" as|strong="H0834" a|strong="H3588" father|strong="H0001" corrects|strong="H3198" a|strong="H3588" child|strong="H1121" he|strong="H0834" cares about.
13 Those|strong="H0120" who|strong="H0120" find|strong="H4672" wisdom|strong="H2451" are|strong="H0835" fortunate; they will|strong="H0120" be|strong="H2451" blessed|strong="H0835" when|strong="H4672" they gain understanding|strong="H8394".
14 Profit|strong="H5504" that|strong="H3588" comes from|strong="H3701" wisdom is|strong="H3701" better|strong="H2896" than|strong="H2896" silver|strong="H3701" and|strong="H3701" even|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3588" finest gold|strong="H2742".
15 Wisdom is|strong="H1931" worth more|strong="H3808" than|strong="H3808" fine jewels|strong="H6443". Nothing|strong="H3808" you|strong="H3605" desire|strong="H2656" has|strong="H3605" more|strong="H3808" value.
16 With|strong="H3117" her|strong="H3117" right|strong="H3225" hand|strong="H3225", Wisdom offers long|strong="H0753" life|strong="H3117"—with|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" other hand|strong="H3225", riches|strong="H6239" and|strong="H3117" honor|strong="H3519".
17 Wisdom will|strong="H1870" lead you|strong="H3605" to|strong="H1870" a|strong="H3605" life of|strong="H1870" joy and|strong="H1870" peace|strong="H7965".
18 Wisdom is|strong="H1931" like|strong="H6086" a|strong="H2388" life-giving tree|strong="H6086" to|strong="H6086" those|strong="H2388" who|strong="H1931" hold|strong="H2388" on|strong="H6086" to|strong="H6086" her|strong="H8551"; she|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" a|strong="H2388" blessing to|strong="H6086" those|strong="H2388" who|strong="H1931" keep her|strong="H8551" close.
19 With|strong="H3068" wisdom|strong="H2451" and|strong="H3068" understanding|strong="H8394", the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" created the|strong="H3068" earth|strong="H0776" and|strong="H3068" sky|strong="H8064".
20 With|strong="H7491" his|strong="H1847" knowledge|strong="H1847", he made the|strong="H1234" oceans and|strong="H1847" the|strong="H1234" clouds|strong="H7834" that|strong="H8415" produce rain|strong="H7491".
21 My|strong="H5341" son|strong="H1121", don’t|strong="H0408" ever let|strong="H0408" wisdom|strong="H8454" out of|strong="H1121" your|strong="H5341" sight|strong="H5869". Hold on|strong="H5869" to|strong="H1121" wisdom|strong="H8454" and|strong="H1121" careful planning.
22 They|strong="H5315" will|strong="H1961" bring|strong="H1961" you|strong="H5315" a|strong="H1961" long|strong="H5315" life|strong="H5315" filled with|strong="H1961" honor.
23 As you|strong="H3808" go through|strong="H1870" life, you|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3808" always be|strong="H3808" safe and|strong="H1870" never|strong="H3808" fall.
24 When|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0518" lie|strong="H7901" down|strong="H7901", you|strong="H0518" will|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" afraid|strong="H6342". When|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0518" rest|strong="H7901", your|strong="H0518" sleep|strong="H8142" will|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" peaceful.
25 You|strong="H3588" have|strong="H7563" no|strong="H0408" reason to|strong="H0935" fear|strong="H3372" a|strong="H3588" sudden|strong="H6597" disaster|strong="H6343" or|strong="H0408" the|strong="H3588" destruction|strong="H7722" that|strong="H3588" comes|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3588" wicked|strong="H7563".
26 You|strong="H3588" can trust|strong="H3689" the|strong="H3588" LORD|strong="H3068" to|strong="H1961" protect|strong="H8104" you|strong="H3588". He|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H1961" let|strong="H1961" you|strong="H3588" fall|strong="H1961" into|strong="H1961" harm.
27 Do|strong="H6213" everything you|strong="H6213" possibly can|strong="H6213" for|strong="H3027" those|strong="H1961" who|strong="H0410" need help.
28 If your|strong="H5414" neighbor|strong="H7453" needs something you|strong="H5414" have|strong="H3426", don’t|strong="H0408" say|strong="H0559", “Come|strong="H7725" back|strong="H7725" tomorrow|strong="H4279".” Give|strong="H5414" it|strong="H5414" to|strong="H0559" him|strong="H5414" immediately.
29 Don’t|strong="H0408" make plans to|strong="H5921" harm|strong="H7451" your|strong="H5921" neighbor|strong="H7453", who|strong="H1931" lives|strong="H3427" near|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5921" and|strong="H3427" trusts you|strong="H5921".
30 Don’t|strong="H0408" take|strong="H5973" people|strong="H0120" to|strong="H5973" court without|strong="H3808" good reason, especially when|strong="H0518" they|strong="H0518" have|strong="H0518" done|strong="H7451" nothing|strong="H3808" to|strong="H5973" harm|strong="H7451" you|strong="H0518".
31 Don’t|strong="H0408" envy|strong="H7065" those|strong="H3605" who|strong="H3605" are|strong="H0376" violent|strong="H2555". Never|strong="H0408" choose|strong="H0977" to|strong="H0376" be|strong="H0408" like|strong="H1870" them|strong="H0376".
32 Such crooked people are|strong="H3068" disgusting|strong="H8441" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3588" LORD|strong="H3068". But|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" is|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3588" friend to|strong="H3068" those|strong="H3588" who|strong="H3068" are|strong="H3068" good and|strong="H3068" honest.
33 The|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" curses|strong="H3994" a|strong="H3068" wicked|strong="H7563" family|strong="H1004", but|strong="H7563" he|strong="H3068" blesses|strong="H1288" the|strong="H3068" homes|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" those who|strong="H3068" live right|strong="H6662".
34 He|strong="H1931" will|strong="H5414" humiliate those|strong="H1931" who|strong="H1931" make|strong="H5414" fun of|strong="H1931" others, but|strong="H0518" he|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" kind to|strong="H5414" those|strong="H1931" who|strong="H1931" are|strong="H6041" humble|strong="H6041".
35 The|strong="H7311" way the|strong="H7311" wise|strong="H2450" live will|strong="H2450" bring them honor|strong="H3519", but the|strong="H7311" way fools|strong="H3684" live will|strong="H2450" bring them shame|strong="H7036".