Side-by-side comparison of Proverbs chapter 3 in King James Version (KJV) and World English Bible (WEB). Read all 7 translations free — no ads, no account.
| Proverbs 3 — King James Version (KJV, 1611) | Proverbs 3 — World English Bible (WEB, 2000) |
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| 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: | My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, |
| 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. | for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace. |
| 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: | Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. | So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
| 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. | Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. |
| 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. | In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. |
| 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. | Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil. |
| 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. | It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones. |
| 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: | Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase; |
| 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. | so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. |
| 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: | My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction; |
| 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. | for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights. |
| 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. |
| 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. | For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. |
| 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. | She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her. |
| 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. | Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor. |
| 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. | Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace. |
| 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. | She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her. |
| 19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. | By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens. |
| 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. | By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. |
| 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: | My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion, |
| 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. | so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck. |
| 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. | Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble. |
| 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. | When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet. |
| 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. | Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes; |
| 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. | for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken. |
| 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. | Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. |
| 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. | Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you. |
| 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. | Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you. |
| 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. | Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm. |
| 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. | Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways. |
| 32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. | For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright. |
| 33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. | Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous. |
| 34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. | Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble. |
| 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. | The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools. |