Proverbs 3 Comparison: American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 3

¹My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

²For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

³Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

⁴So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

⁵Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

⁸It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

⁹Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

¹¹My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

¹²For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

¹⁶Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

¹⁸She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

¹⁹Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.

²⁰By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

²¹My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

²²So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

²³Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

²⁵Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:

²⁶For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.

²⁷Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

²⁸Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

²⁹Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

³⁰Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

³¹Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

³²For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

³³The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

³⁴Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

³⁵The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Proverbs 3

¹My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

²For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

³Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

⁴And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

⁵Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

⁶In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

⁸Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

⁹Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

¹⁰And filled are thy barns with plenty, And with new wine thy presses break forth.

¹¹Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

¹²For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

¹³O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding.

¹⁴For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than goldher increase.

¹⁵Precious she is above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.

¹⁶Length of days is in her right hand, In her left are wealth and honour.

¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

¹⁸A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.

¹⁹Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.

²⁰By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

²¹My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

²²And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

²³Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

²⁴If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

²⁵Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

²⁶For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

²⁷Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand is toward God to do it .

²⁸Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

²⁹Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

³⁰Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

³¹Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

³²For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

³³The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

³⁴If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

³⁵Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!