Proverbs 3 Legacy Standard Bible

Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh

3 My son, ^(A)do not forget my ^[a]law,
But let your heart ^(B)guard my commandments;
²For ^(C)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
³Do not let ^(D)lovingkindness and truth forsake you;
^(E)Bind them around your neck,
^(F)Write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴So you will ^(G)find favor and ^(H)good insight
In the eyes of God and man.
⁵^(I)Trust in Yahweh with all your heart
And ^(J)do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶In all your ways ^[b]^(K)acknowledge Him,
And He will ^(L)make your paths straight.
⁷^(M)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
^(N)Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.
⁸It will be ^(O)healing to your ^[c]body
And ^(P)refreshment to your bones.
⁹^(Q)Honor Yahweh from your wealth
And from the ^(R)first of all your produce;
¹⁰So your ^(S)barns will be filled with plenty
And your ^(T)vats will burst with new wine.
¹¹^(U)My son, do not reject the ^[d]discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,
¹²For ^(V)whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even ^(W)as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

¹³^(X)How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.
¹⁴For her ^(Y)profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.
¹⁵She is ^(Z)more precious than ^[e]pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
¹⁶^(AA)Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are ^(AB)riches and glory.
¹⁷Her ^(AC)ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are ^(AD)peace.
¹⁸She is a ^(AE)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
¹⁹Yahweh ^(AF)by wisdom founded the earth,
By discernment He ^(AG)established the heavens.
²⁰By His knowledge the ^(AH)deeps were split up
And the ^(AI)skies drip with dew.
²¹My son, ^(AJ)let them not deviate from your eyes;
Guard sound wisdom and discretion,
²²So they will be ^(AK)life for your soul
And ^(AL)grace for your neck.
²³Then you will ^(AM)walk in your way securely
And your foot will not ^(AN)stumble.
²⁴When you ^(AO)lie down, you will not be in dread;
You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
²⁵^(AP)Do not be afraid of sudden dread
Nor of the ^(AQ)storm of the wicked when it comes;
²⁶For Yahweh will be ^[f]your confidence
And will ^(AR)keep your foot from being caught.

²⁷^(AS)Do not withhold good from ^[g]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your hand to do it.
²⁸^(AT)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When it is there with you.
²⁹^(AU)Do not devise ^[h]harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
³⁰^(AV)Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no ^[i]harm.
³¹^(AW)Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
³²For the ^(AX)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His ^(AY)secret council is with the upright.
³³The ^(AZ)curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked one,
But He ^(BA)blesses the abode of the righteous.
³⁴Though ^(BB)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet ^(BC)He gives grace to the humble.
³⁵^(BD)The wise will inherit glory,
But ^[j]fools raise up disgrace.

Footnotes

Proverbs 3:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:6 Lit know
Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel
Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:15 Or corals
Proverbs 3:26 Or at your side
Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners
Proverbs 3:29 Lit evil
Proverbs 3:30 Lit evil
Proverbs 3:35 Or He raises fools up in dishonor

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