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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 3, Verse 4

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3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
King James Version
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
American Standard Version
So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
New English Translation
Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.
World English Bible
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.
6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.
13
Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.
14
For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.