Proverbs 3

1 Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;

2 Proverbs 3:2 For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.

3 Proverbs 3:3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Proverbs 3:4 So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man.

5 Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

6 Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

7 Proverbs 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

8 Proverbs 3:8 It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

9 Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;

10 Proverbs 3:10 So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.

11 Proverbs 3:11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof,

12 Proverbs 3:12 For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

13 Proverbs 3:13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.

14 Proverbs 3:14 For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold.

15 Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.

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

17 Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace.

18 Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.

19 Proverbs 3:19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.

20 Proverbs 3:20 By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.

21 Proverbs 3:21 My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

22 Proverbs 3:22 So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.

23 Proverbs 3:23 Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.

24 Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

25 Proverbs 3:25 Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

26 Proverbs 3:26 For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.

27 Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.

28 Proverbs 3:28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.

29 Proverbs 3:29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.

30 Proverbs 3:30 Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

31 Proverbs 3:31 Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.

32 Proverbs 3:32 For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.

33 Proverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

34 Proverbs 3:34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

35 Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor.