Proverbs 3
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v1
My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:
v2
for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
v3
Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
v4
So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
v5
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
v6
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
v7
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
v8
It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
v9
Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
v10
so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
v11
My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;
v12
for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
v13
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
v14
For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
v15
She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
v16
Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
v17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
v18
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.
v19
By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
v20
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
v21
My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
v22
so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
v23
Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.
v24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
v25
Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
v26
for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
v27
Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
v28
Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.
v29
Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
v30
Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
v31
Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
v32
For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.
v33
Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
v34
Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
v35
The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.