Proverbs 3
3
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
1My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2for they will add length to your days,
years and peace to your life.
3Never let loving devotion #3:3 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant. or faithfulness leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.
7Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8This will bring healing to your body #3:8 Hebrew navel
and refreshment #3:8 Or medicine to your bones.
9Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
10then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord,
and do not loathe His rebuke;#3:11 LXX and do not lose heart when He rebukes; cited in Hebrews 12:5
12for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,
as does a father the son in whom he delights.#3:12 LXX and He flogs every son He receives; cited in Hebrews 12:6
The Blessings of Wisdom
13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who acquires understanding,
14for she is more profitable than silver,
and her gain is better than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire compares with her.
16Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
17All her ways are pleasant,
and all her paths are peaceful.
18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19The Lord founded the earth by wisdom
and established the heavens by understanding.
20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open,
and the clouds dripped with dew.
21My son, do not lose sight of this:
Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22They will be life to your soul
and adornment to your neck.
23Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble.
24When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25Do not fear sudden danger
or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from the snare.
27Do not withhold good from the deserving #3:27 Or from its owners
when it is within your power to act.
28Do not tell your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—
when you already have the means.
29Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30Do not accuse a man without cause,
when he has done you no harm.
31Do not envy a violent man
or choose any of his ways;
32for the Lord detests the perverse,
but He is a friend to the upright.
33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34He mocks the mockers,
but gives grace to the humble.#3:34 LXX The Lord opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble; cited in James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5
35The wise will inherit honor,
but fools are held up to shame.
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