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1 # My son <01121>, forget <07911> (8799) not my law <08451>; but let thine heart <03820> keep <05341> (8799) my commandments <04687>:
2 For length <0753> of days <03117>, and long <08141> life <02416>, and peace <07965>, shall they add <03254> (8686) to thee.
3 Let not mercy <02617> and truth <0571> forsake <05800> (8799) thee: bind <07194> (8798) them about thy neck <01621>; write <03789> (8798) them upon the table <03871> of thine heart <03820>:
4 So shalt thou find <04672> (8798) favour <02580> and good <02896> understanding <07922> in the sight <05869> of God <0430> and man <0120>.
 - FAVOR
5 Trust <0982> (8798) in the LORD <03068> with all thine heart <03820>; and lean <08172> (8735) not unto thine own understanding <0998>.
6 In all thy ways <01870> acknowledge <03045> (8798) him, and he shall direct <03474> (8762) thy paths <0734>.
7 # Be not wise <02450> in thine own eyes <05869>: fear <03372> (8798) the LORD <03068>, and depart <05493> (8798) from evil <07451>.
8 It shall be health <07500> to thy navel <08270>, and marrow <08250> to thy bones <06106>.
9 Honour <03513> (8761) the LORD <03068> with thy substance <01952>, and with the firstfruits <07225> of all thine increase <08393>:
10 So shall thy barns <0618> be filled <04390> (8735) with plenty <07647>, and thy presses <03342> shall burst out <06555> (8799) with new wine <08492>.
11 My son <01121>, despise <03988> (8799) not the chastening <04148> of the LORD <03068>; neither be weary <06973> (8799) of his correction <08433>:
12 For whom the LORD <03068> loveth <0157> (8799) he correcteth <03198> (8686); even as a father <01> the son <01121> in whom he delighteth <07521> (8799).
13 # Happy <0835> is the man <0120> that findeth <04672> (8804) wisdom <02451>, and the man <0120> that getteth <06329> (8686) understanding <08394>.
 - WISDOM
14 For the merchandise <05504> of it is better <02896> than the merchandise <05505> of silver <03701>, and the gain <08393> thereof than fine gold <02742>.
15 She is more precious <03368> than rubies <06443>: and all the things thou canst desire <02656> are not to be compared <07737> (8799) unto her.
16 Length <0753> of days <03117> is in her right hand <03225>; and in her left hand <08040> riches <06239> and honour <03519>.
17 Her ways <01870> are ways <01870> of pleasantness <05278>, and all her paths <05410> are peace <07965>.
18 She is a tree <06086> of life <02416> to them that lay hold <02388> (8688) upon her: and happy <0833> (8794) is every one that retaineth <08551> (8802) her.
19 The LORD <03068> by wisdom <02451> hath founded <03245> (8804) the earth <0776>; by understanding <08394> hath he established <03559> (8790) the heavens <08064>.
20 By his knowledge <01847> the depths <08415> are broken up <01234> (8738), and the clouds <07834> drop down <07491> (8799) the dew <02919>.
21 # My son <01121>, let not them depart <03868> (8799) from thine eyes <05869>: keep <05341> (8798) sound wisdom <08454> and discretion <04209>:
22 So shall they be life <02416> unto thy soul <05315>, and grace <02580> to thy neck <01621>.
Wisdom and discretion bring life to the soul - your emotions and personality. The neck often holds jewelry for display. So these things also make you more visible and attractive to the eye.
- FAVOR

23 Then shalt thou walk <03212> (8799) in thy way <01870> safely <0983>, and thy foot <07272> shall not stumble <05062> (8799).
24 When thou liest down <07901> (8799), thou shalt not be afraid <06342> (8799): yea, thou shalt lie down <07901> (8804), and thy sleep <08142> shall be sweet <06149> (8804).
 - FEAR - OVERCOMING
25 Be not afraid <03372> (8799) of sudden <06597> fear <06343>, neither of the desolation <07722> of the wicked <07563>, when it cometh <0935> (8799).
26 For the LORD <03068> shall be thy confidence <03689>, and shall keep <08104> (8804) thy foot <07272> from being taken <03921>.
27 # Withhold <04513> (8799) not good <02896> from them to whom it is due <01167>, when it is in the power <0410> of thine hand <03027> to do <06213> (8800) it.
28 Say <0559> (8799) not unto thy neighbour <07453>, Go <03212> (8798), and come again <07725> (8798), and to morrow <04279> I will give <05414> (8799); when thou hast <03426> it by thee.
29 Devise <02790> (8799) not evil <07451> against thy neighbour <07453>, seeing he dwelleth <03427> (8802) securely <0983> by thee.
30 Strive <07378> (8799) not with a man <0120> without cause <02600>, if he have done <01580> (8804) thee no harm <07451>.
31 Envy <07065> (8762) thou not the oppressor <0376> <02555>, and choose <0977> (8799) none of his ways <01870>.
32 For the froward <03868> (8737) is abomination <08441> to the LORD <03068>: but his secret <05475> is with the righteous <03477>.
33 The curse <03994> of the LORD <03068> is in the house <01004> of the wicked <07563>: but he blesseth <01288> (8762) the habitation <05116> of the just <06662>.
34 Surely he scorneth <03887> (8686) the scorners <03887> (8801): but he giveth <05414> (8799) grace <02580> unto the lowly <06035> (8675) <06041>.
Grace is undeserved favor. It changes the way people view you.
- FAVOR

35 The wise <02450> shall inherit <05157> (8799) glory <03519>: but shame <07036> shall be the promotion <07311> (8688) of fools <03684>.