Proverbs 3
New International Version - Proverbs 3 << | >> 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 3:2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. 3:3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 3:4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 3:6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. 3:8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. 3:9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 3:10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. 3:11 My son, do not despise the Lord 's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, 3:12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. 3:13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, 3:14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. 3:15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. 3:16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. 3:17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed. 3:19 By wisdom the Lord laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; 3:20 by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. 3:21 My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; 3:22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. 3:23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble; 3:24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. 3:25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, 3:26 for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared. 3:27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. 3:28 Do not say to your neighbor, 'Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow'- when you now have it with you. 3:29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you. 3:30 Do not accuse a man for no reason- when he has done you no harm. 3:31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, 3:32 for the Lord detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence. 3:33 The Lord 's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. 3:34 He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. 3:35 The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.