1An exhortation to obedience; 5faith in God; 7humility and godly fear; 9religious oblations; 11patience under affliction. 13The excellency of wisdom; 21the benefits of it. 27An exhortation to active goodness; 29peaceableness; against oppression. 33The curse of the wicked, and blessing of the upright.
1MY ason, forget not my law; but blet thine heart keep my commandments:
a ch. 1.8; 2.1. De. 8.1; 30.16,20. He. 2.1-3. b Is. 51.7. Je. 31.33.
2For clength of days, and 1long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
1Heb. years of life.
c De. 30.16,20. 1Ti. 4.8. ch. 4.10,22. v.8. Ps. 91.16; 119.165. De. 6.2,3. Jn. 17.2. Ro. 5.1,11.
3dLet not mercy and truth forsake thee: ebind them about thy neck; fwrite them upon the *table of thine heart:
*table-writing-tablet.
d ch. 16.7. 1Co. 13.2-8. Mi. 6.8. Mat. 23.23. Ps. 103.17; 89.33; 25.10. e Ex. 13.9,16. De. 6.8. ch. 6.21; 7.3. Ps. 119.9-11. 2Co. 3.3. f Je. 17.1.
4So gshalt thou find favour and 2good understanding in the sight of God and man.
2Or, good success.
g 1Sa. 2.26. Ps. 111.10. Lu. 2.52. Ro. 14.18.
5¶hTrust in the LORD with all thine heart; and ilean not unto thine own understanding.
h Ps. 37.3,5; 62.8. ch. 16.3; 23.4. i Je. 9.23.
6In jall thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
j 1Ch. 28.9. Ja. 1.5. Phi. 4.6. Ezr. 8.21. Je. 10.23. Ps. 32.8.
7¶kBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
k Ro. 12.16; 11.25. ch. 16.6,12. Is. 5.21. 1Co. 3.18. Ps. 34.9,11-14. Job 1.1,8.
8lIt shall be 3health to thy navel, and 4marrow to thy bones.
3Heb. medicine.
4Heb. watering or moistening, Job 21.24.
l De. 32.47; 30.20.
9mHonour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
m Ex. 22.29; 23.19; 34.26. De. 26.2. Lu. 14.13,14. Mal. 3.10.
10So nshall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
n Ec. 11.1,2. Mat. 10.42. De. 28.8. Mal. 3.10-12. 1Ti. 4.8.
11¶My oson, despise not the *chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
*chastening-correcting by punishment.
o ch. 8.35,36. He. 12.5,6. Re. 3.19.
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even pas a father the son in whom he delighteth.
p 1Co. 11.32.
13¶qHappy is the man that findeth wisdom, and 5the man that getteth understanding.
5Heb. the man that draweth out understanding, Jn. 6.45. Ep. 1.17,18; 3.18,19.
q Job 5.17. He. 12.5-11. Ps. 94.12. Re. 3.19. De. 8.5. Is. 27.8,9. Am. 3.2. 2Co. 4.17.
14For rthe merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
r Phi. 3.8,9. Job 28.15-17. Ps. 19.10; 119.72,111,162; 73.25. ch. 2.4; 8.11,19; 16.16; 4.7. Mat. 16.26. Ca. 4.9-16.
15She is smore precious than rubies: and tall the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
s Job 28.13. t Mat. 13.44.
16uLength of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
u v.2. ch. 8.18; 4.6,8,9. 1Ti. 4.8; 6.6. 2Co. 6.6-10. 1Co. 3.21-23. Ps. 84.11. Mat. 6.33.
17vHer ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
v Mat. 11.29,30. Ps. 119.165; 37.37. Is. 57.2. Ro. 5.1.
18She is wa tree of life to them that xlay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
w ch. 11.30; 13.12. Ge. 2.9; 3.22,24. Re. 22.2,14; 2.7. x He. 6.18. Ca. 3.4.
19The yLORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he 6established the heavens.
6Or, prepared, Ps. 33.6.
y Ps. 104.5,24; 136.5. ch. 8.27. Je. 10.12; 51.15. Jn. 1.3.
20By his knowledge zthe depths are broken up, and athe clouds drop down bthe dew.
z Ge. 7.11; 1.9,10. Job 38.8-11,26-28. Ps. 65.9-12. Je. 14.22. Joel 2.23. a Job 36.27. b De. 33.28.
21¶My son, clet not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
c v.1-3. ch. 2.7; 1.9; 4.8,9. He. 2.1,3. Ps. 119.9,11.
22dSo shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
d v.1-4. Is. 38.16. Jn. 6.63. 1Jn. 1.1. ch. 1.9.
23eThen shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
e Ps. 37.24; 91.11,12; 121.3,8. Zec. 10.12. ch. 10.9.
24fWhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and gthy sleep shall be sweet.
f Le. 26.6. Eze. 34.25. Ps. 3.5; 4.8. Ac. 12.6. Je. 31.26. Ec. 5.12. g Ps. 127.2.
25Be hnot afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
h Ps. 91.5; 112.7. Is. 8.12,13; 41.10,14-16; 43.1,2. 1Pe. 3.13,14.
26For ithe LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
i Ps. 91.1-9; 62.1-7; 121.3,8. Hab. 3.17,18. Is. 27.3. 1Sa. 2.9.
27¶jWithhold not good from 7them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
7Heb. the owners thereof.
j Ro. 13.7,8. Ep. 4.28. Ga. 6.10.
28kSay not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
k Le. 19.13. De. 24.15. Ja. 2.15,16; 5.4. 1Jn. 3.17.
298Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth *securely by thee.
8Or, Practise no. Je. 18.18. ch. 12.2.
*securely-free from anxiety.
30¶lStrive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
l Mat. 12.19; 5.40. 2Ti. 2.24. He. 13.1. Ro. 12.15,18. ch. 25.8,9; 18.6.
31¶mEnvy thou not 9the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
9Heb. a man of violence.
m Ps. 37.1,7; 73.3. ch. 24.1.
32For nthe *froward is abomination to the LORD: obut his secret is with the righteous.
*froward-perverse, contrary, self-willed.
n Ps. 18.26. ch. 8.13. o Ps. 25.14. Mat. 11.25; 13.11; 16.17. ch. 14.10. Job 29.4.
33¶The pcurse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but qhe blesseth the habitation of the just.
p Mal. 2.2. Zec. 5.4. Je. 10.25. Le. 26.14-43. Ps. 37.22. q Job 8.6,7. Ps. 1.3; 91.10. 2Sa. 6.11; 7.16.
34rSurely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
r ch. 21.24. Ps. 138.6. Ja. 4.6. 1Pe. 5.5. Lu. 1.51.
35The swise shall inherit glory: but shame 10shall be the promotion of fools.
10Heb. exalteth the fools.
s v.16. ch. 4.8. Ps. 73.24. 1Sa. 2.30. Da. 12.2,3. Is. 65.13-15.