Proverbs 3:13-35 ▼

13 Well is him that fyndeth wysdome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,

14 for the gettinge of it is better then eny marchaundise of syluer, & the profit of it is better then golde.

15 wysdome is more worth the precious stones, & all ye thinges yt thou canst desyre, are not to be compared vnto her.

16 Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor.

17 Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

18 She is a tre of life to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast.

19 With wysdome hath ye LORDE layed the foudacion of ye earth, & thorow vnderstondinge hath he stablished ye heaues.

20 Thorow his wisdome ye depthes breake vp, & ye cloudes droppe downe the dew.

21 My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell:

22 so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth.

23 Then shalt thou walke safely in yi waye, & thy fote shal not stomble.

24 Yf thou slepest, thou shalt not be afrayed, but shalt take thy rest & slepe swetely.

25 Thou neddest not to be afrayed of eny sodane feare, nether for the violent russhinge in of the vngodly, when it commeth.

26 For the LORDE shal be besyde the, & kepe thy fote yt thou be not taken.

27 Refuse not to do good vnto him that shulde haue it, so longe as thine hande is able to do it.

28 Saye not vnto thy neghboure: go thy waye & come agayne, tomorow wil I geue the:

29 where as thou hast now to geue him. Intende no hurte vnto thy neghboure, seynge he hopeth to dwell in rest by the.

30 Stryue not lightly wt eny man, where as he hath done ye no harme.

31 Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:

32 for the LORDE abhorreth the frowarde, but his secrete is amonge the righteous.

33 The curse of the LORDE is in the house of the vngodly, but he blesseth the dwellinges of the righteous.

34 As for the scornefull, he shal laugh the to scorne, but he shal geue grace vnto the lowly.

35 The wyse shal haue honor in possession, but shame is the promocio that fooles shal haue.