Proverbs:3

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* My sonne , forget not thou my Lawe , but let thine heart keepe my commandements . * For length of (note :)Long life is the blessing of God which he gives to his , so far as it is expedient for them .(:note ) days , and long life , and peace , shall they add to thee . * Let not (note :)By mercy and truth he means the commandments of the first and second table , or else the mercy and faithfulness that we ought to use toward our neighbours .(:note ) mercy and truth forsake thee : bind them about thy Keep them as a precious jewel . neck ; write them upon the table of thine Have them ever in remembrance . heart : * So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man . * Trust in the Lorde with all thine heart , and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome . * In all thy wayes acknowledge him , and he shall direct thy wayes . * Be not wise in thine owne eyes : but feare the Lord , and depart from euill . * It shall be health to thy (note :)By this part he comprehends the whole body , as by health he means all the benefits promised in the law both corporal and spiritual .(:note ) navel , and marrow to thy bones . * * So shall thy barns be filled with plenty , and thy presses shall (note :)For the faithful distributor God gives in greater abundance .(:note ) burst out with new wine . * My sonne , refuse not the chastening of the Lord , neither be grieued with his correction . * For the Lord correcteth him , whome he loueth , euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth . * Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome , and the man that getteth vnderstanding . * For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer , and the gaine thereof is better then golde . * It is more precious then pearles : and all things that thou canst desire , are not to be compared vnto her . * Length of days [is ] in her right hand ; (note :)Meaning , that he seeks wisdom , that is , suffers himself to be governed by the Word of God , will have all prosperity both corporal and spiritual .(:note ) [and ] in her left hand riches and honour . * Her wayes are wayes of pleasure , and all her pathes prosperitie . * She [is ] a tree (note :)Which brings forth such fruit that they who eat of it have life and he alludes to the tree of life in paradise .(:note ) of life to them that lay hold upon her : and happy [is every one ] that retaineth her . * The LORD by wisdom hath (note :)By this he shows that this wisdom of which he speaks is everlasting , because it was before all creatures and that all things even the whole world were made by it .(:note ) founded the earth ; by understanding hath he established the heavens . * By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp , and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe . * My sonne , let not these things depart from thine eyes , but obserue wisdome , and counsell . * So they shalbe life to thy soule , and grace vnto thy necke . * Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way : and thy foote shall not stumble . * If thou sleepest , thou shalt not bee afraide , and when thou sleepest , thy sleepe shalbe sweete . * * For the Lorde shall be for thine assurance , and shall preserue thy foote from taking . * Withhold not good from (note :)Not only from them to whom the possession belongs but also you shall not keep it from them who have need of the use of it .(:note ) them to whom it is due , when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it ]. * Say not vnto thy neighbour , Go and come againe , and to morow wil I giue thee , if thou now haue it . * Devise not evil against thy neighbour , seeing he dwelleth (note :)That is , puts his trust in you .(:note ) securely by thee . * Striue not with a man causelesse , when he hath done thee no harme . * * For the froward [is ] abomination to the LORD : but his (note :)That is , his covenant and fatherly affection which is hid and secret from the world .(:note ) secret [is ] with the righteous . * The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the wicked : but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous . * Surely (note :)He will show by his plagues that their scorn will turn to their own destruction , ( Pro_1:26 ).(:note ) he scorneth the scorners : but he giveth grace unto the lowly . * The wise shall inherite glorie : but fooles dishonour , though they be exalted .

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