Proverbs 3
3
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
3
1My son, forget not my law;
but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2For length of days, and years of life,
And peace, shall they add to thee.
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the table of thine heart:
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding
In the sight of God and man.
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart,
And lean not upon thine own understanding:
6In all thy ways acknowledge him,
And he shall direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes;
Fear the LORD, and depart from evil:
8It shall be health to thy navel,
And marrow to thy bones.
9Honour the LORD with thy substance,
And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
Neither be weary of his reproof:
12For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth;
Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
And the man that getteth understanding.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
And the gain thereof than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies:
And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
16Length of days is in her right had;
In her left hand are riches and honour.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that retaineth her.
19The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding he established the heavens.
20By his knowledge the depths were broken up,
And the skies drop down the dew.
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22So shall they be life unto thy soul,
And grace to thy neck.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely,
And thy foot shall not stumble.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:
Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear,
Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
26For the LORD shall be thy confidence,
And shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again,
And tomorrow I will give;
When thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
31Envy thou not the man of violence,
And choose none of his ways.
32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD:
But his secret is with the upright.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked;
But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
34Surely he scorneth the scorners,
But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35The wise shall inherit glory;
But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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