Proverbs 3
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1My son, don't forget my instructions. Always keep my commands in mind. 2Then you will live a long time, and have a full#3:2. The word used here is “shalom,” meaning peace and prosperity. life. 3Hold on to kindness and truth. Tie them around your neck; write them in your mind.#3:3. “Write them in your mind”: literally, “write them on the tablet of your heart.” 4That way you'll gain a good reputation and be appreciated by both God and people. 5Put your trust totally in the Lord—don't rely on what you think you know! 6Remember him in everything you do, and he'll show you the right way. 7Don't think you're wise—respect God and avoid evil. 8Then you will be healed and made strong.#3:8. Literally this verse is, “Healing shall be to your navel, and drink for your bones.”
9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all the crops you grow. 10Then your barns will be filled with produce, and your vats will overflow with new wine.#3:10. “New wine”: in other words, grape juice.
11My son, don't reject the Lord's discipline or resent it when he corrects you, 12for the Lord corrects those he loves, as a father corrects a son who pleases him.#3:12. Septuagint reads, “he punishes a son who pleases him.”
13Happy are those who find wisdom and gain understanding, 14for wisdom is worth more than silver, and pays better than gold. 15She is more valuable than rubies—everything you could ever want just doesn't compare! 16She offers long life in one hand, and riches and honor in the other. 17She brings true happiness, and leads to peaceful prosperity. 18Wisdom is a tree of life to everyone who embraces her, blessing those who accept her.
19It was through wisdom that the Lord created the earth, and through understanding he set the heavens in place. 20It was through his knowledge the waters of the deep were broken open, and the clouds sent down the dew.#3:20. This probably refers to the creation account in Genesis. 21My son, hold on to good judgment and wise decisions—don't let them out of your sight, 22for they will be life to you, and an ornament for your neck. 23You will be able to walk confidently on your way, and you won't trip up. 24When you rest, you won't be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. 25You won't be afraid of a sudden panic, or of disasters that hit the wicked, 26for the Lord will be the one you can trust in, and he will prevent you being caught in a trap.
27Don't hold back good from those who deserve it when it's something you have the power to do. 28Don't tell your neighbor, “Go away. Come back tomorrow and then I'll give it to you,” when you've already got it. 29Don't plan to harm your neighbor who lives nearby and trusts you. 30Don't quarrel with anybody for no reason, when they haven't done anything to hurt you. 31Don't be jealous of violent people—don't choose to follow their example! 32For the Lord hates deceitful people, but he is a friend to those who do what is good. 33The houses of the wicked are cursed by the Lord, but he blesses the homes of those who live right. 34He mocks those who mock, but he is kind to the humble. 35The wise will receive honor, but fools are held up in disgrace.
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Proverbs 3
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1 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.
2 For they shall set before you length of days, and years of life, and peace.
3 Let not mercy and truth abandon you: encircle them around your throat, and inscribe them on the tablets of your heart.
4 And so shall you discover grace and good discipline, in the sight of God and men.
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
6 In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
7 Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.
8 Certainly, it shall be health to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits,
10 and then your storehouses will be filled with abundance, and your presses shall overflow with wine.
11 My son, do not discard the discipline of the Lord, and do not fall away when you are corrected by him.
12 For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.
14 Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold.
15 She is more precious than all riches, and all that can be desired cannot prevail in comparison to her.
16 Length of days is at her right hand, and at her left hand is wealth and glory.
17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 She is a tree of life to those who overtake her, and he who shall take hold of her is blessed.
19 The Lord founded the earth on wisdom. He secured the heavens with prudence.
20 By his wisdom, the abyss erupted and the clouds increased with dew.
21 My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel.
22 And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice.
23 Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble.
24 When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.
25 Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you.
26 For the Lord will be at your side, and he will guard your feet, so that you may not be seized.
27 Do not prevent him who is able from doing good. When you are able, do good yourself too.
28 Do not say to your friend: "Go away, and then return. Tomorrow I will give to you." When you are able to do so, give in the present.
29 Do not undertake evil against your friend, even though he has trust in you.
30 Do not contend against a man without cause, even though he has done no evil to you.
31 Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.
32 For everyone who ridicules is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is for the simple.
33 Destitution in the house of the impious is from the Lord. But the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
34 He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild.
35 The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful.
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