Proverbs 3
3
The Rewards of Wisdom
1#Pr 4:5; Dt 8:1 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2#Pr 4:10; Ps 91:16 for length of days and long life
and peace will they add to you.
3#Pr 7:3; 6:21; 2Co 3:3 Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart,
4#Ps 111:10; 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52 so you will find favor and good understanding
in the sight of God and man.
5#Ps 37:3; 37:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6#1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23 in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will direct your paths.
7#Job 1:1; Ro 12:16 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8#Job 21:24; Pr 4:22 It will be health to your body,
and strength to your bones.
9#Ex 23:19; 22:29 Honor the Lord with your substance,
and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10#Dt 28:8 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your presses will burst out with new wine.
11#Job 5:17 My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
nor be weary of His correction;
12#Dt 8:5 for whom the Lord loves He corrects,
even as a father the son in whom he delights.
13Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding;
14#Pr 8:19; 16:16 for her benefit is more profitable than silver,
and her gain than fine gold.
15#Pr 8:11; Job 28:18 She is more precious than rubies,
and all the things you may desire are not to be compared with her.
16#Pr 3:2 Length of days is in her right hand,
and in her left hand riches and honor.
17#Ps 119:165; Mt 11:28–30 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18#Ge 2:9; Pr 11:30 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
and happy is everyone who retains her.
19#Ps 104:24; 136:5 The Lord by wisdom has founded the earth;
by understanding He has established the heavens;
20#Ge 7:11; Dt 33:28 by His knowledge the depths are broken up,
and the clouds drop down the dew.
21#Pr 4:21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22#Pr 1:9; 4:22 so they will be life to your soul
and grace to your neck.
23#Pr 4:12; 10:9 Then you will walk safely in your way,
and your foot will not stumble.
24#Ps 3:5; Pr 6:22 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
25#Ps 91:5; 1Pe 3:14 Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
26#1Sa 2:9 for the Lord will be your confidence,
and will keep your foot from being caught.
27#Gal 6:10; Ro 13:7 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28#Lev 19:13 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,”
when you have it with you.
29#Pr 6:14 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
seeing he dwells securely by you.
30Do not strive with a man without cause,
if he has done you no harm.
31#Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1 Do not envy the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways;
32#Ps 25:14; Pr 11:20 for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,
but His secret counsel is with the righteous.
33#Mal 2:2; Ps 1:3 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
but He blesses the habitation of the just.
34#Jas 4:6; 1Pe 5:5; Ps 138:6 Surely He scorns the scornful,
but He gives favor to the humble.
35The wise will inherit glory,
but shame will be the legacy of fools.
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Proverbs 3
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Using Wisdom
1My son,
do not forget my teachings,
and keep my commands in mind,
2because they will bring you
long life, good years, and peace.
3Do not let mercy and truth leave you.
Fasten them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Then you will find favor and much success
in the sight of God and humanity.
5Trust the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding.
6In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths smooth.#3:6 Or “straight.”
7Do not consider yourself wise.
Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 ⌞Then⌟ your body will be healed,
and your bones will have nourishment.
9Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the first and best part of all your income.#3:9 Or “harvest.”
10Then your barns will be full,
and your vats will overflow with fresh wine.
11Do not reject the discipline of the Lord, my son,
and do not resent his warning,
12because the Lord warns the one he loves,
even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.
13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom
and the one who obtains understanding.
14The profit ⌞gained⌟ from ⌞wisdom⌟ is greater than
the profit ⌞gained⌟ from silver.
Its yield is better than fine gold.
15 ⌞Wisdom⌟ is more precious than jewels,
and all your desires cannot equal it.
16Long life is in ⌞wisdom’s⌟ right hand.
In ⌞wisdom’s⌟ left hand are riches and honor.
17 ⌞Wisdom’s⌟ ways are pleasant ways,
and all its paths lead to peace.
18 ⌞Wisdom⌟ is a tree of life
for those who take firm hold of it.
Those who cling to it are blessed.
19By Wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth.
By understanding he established the heavens.
20By his knowledge the deep waters were divided,
and the skies dropped dew.
21My son,
do not lose sight of these things.
Use priceless wisdom and foresight.
22Then they will mean life for you,
and they will grace your neck.
23Then you will go safely on your way,
and you will not hurt your foot.
24When you lie down, you will not be afraid.
As you lie there, your sleep will be sweet.
25Do not be afraid of sudden terror
or of the destruction of wicked people when it comes.
26The Lord will be your confidence.
He will keep your foot from getting caught.
27Do not hold back anything good
from those who are entitled to it
when you have the power to do so.
28When you have the good thing with you, do not tell your neighbor,
“Go away!
Come back tomorrow.
I’ll give you something then.”
29Do not plan to do something wrong to your neighbor
while he is sitting there with you and suspecting nothing.
30Do not quarrel with a person for no reason
if he has not harmed you.
31Do not envy a violent person.
Do not choose any of his ways.
32The devious person is disgusting to the Lord.
The Lord’s intimate advice is with decent people.
33The Lord curses the house of wicked people,
but he blesses the home of righteous people.
34When he mocks the mockers,
he is gracious to humble people.
35Wise people will inherit honor,
but fools will bear disgrace.
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