Proverbs 3

^{Proverbs 3:1} My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

^{Proverbs 3:2} for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.

^{Proverbs 3:3} Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

^{Proverbs 3:4} Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

^{Proverbs 3:5} Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

^{Proverbs 3:6} in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

^{Proverbs 3:7} Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

^{Proverbs 3:8} This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

^{Proverbs 3:9} Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

^{Proverbs 3:10} then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

^{Proverbs 3:11} My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;

^{Proverbs 3:12} for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

^{Proverbs 3:13} Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

^{Proverbs 3:14} for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

^{Proverbs 3:15} She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

^{Proverbs 3:16} Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

^{Proverbs 3:17} All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

^{Proverbs 3:18} She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

^{Proverbs 3:19} The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

^{Proverbs 3:20} By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

^{Proverbs 3:21} My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.

^{Proverbs 3:22} They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

^{Proverbs 3:23} Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

^{Proverbs 3:24} When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

^{Proverbs 3:25} Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

^{Proverbs 3:26} for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

^{Proverbs 3:27} Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

^{Proverbs 3:28} Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.

^{Proverbs 3:29} Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

^{Proverbs 3:30} Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.

^{Proverbs 3:31} Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

^{Proverbs 3:32} for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

^{Proverbs 3:33} The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

^{Proverbs 3:34} He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

^{Proverbs 3:35} The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.