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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Proverbs 3 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Proverbs 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/2.htm" title="Proverbs 2">◄</a> Proverbs 3 <a href="../proverbs/4.htm" title="Proverbs 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/proverbs/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">The Blessings of Trusting God</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>My son, don’t forget my instruction,</p> <p class="poetry2">and keep my commandments carefully in mind.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:1 Lit. Let your heart keep my commandments">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For they will add length to your days, years to your life,</p> <p class="poetry2">and abundant peace to you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Do not let gracious love and truth leave you.</p> <p class="poetry2">Bind them around your neck,</p> <p class="poetry2">write them on the tablet of your heart,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and find favor and a good reputation<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 Lit. good judgment or sense">b</a></span> with God and men.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Trust in the LORD with all your heart,</p> <p class="poetry2">and do not depend on your own understanding.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>In all your ways acknowledge<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:6 Or know">c</a></span> him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and he will make your paths straight.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Do not be wise in your own opinion.</p> <p class="poetry2">Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>This will bring healing to your body,</p> <p class="poetry2">and refreshment to your bones.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Honor the LORD with your wealth</p> <p class="poetry2">and with the first<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:9 Or best">d</a></span> of all your produce,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>so your barns will be filled with abundance,</p> <p class="poetry2">and your vats will burst open with new wine.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My son, do not reject the LORD’s discipline,</p> <p class="poetry2">and do not despise his correction,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>because the LORD corrects the person he loves,</p> <p class="poetry2">just as a father corrects<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 The Heb. lacks corrects">e</a></span> the son he delights in.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 So MT; LXX reads loves, and he punishes every son he accepts">f</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">Wisdom More Valuable than Riches</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>How joyful is the man who finds wisdom,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the man who gains understanding,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>because her profit is better than the profit of silver,</p> <p class="poetry2">and her yield than fine gold.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>She is more precious than rubies,</p> <p class="poetry2">and nothing you desire compares with her.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Long life is in her right hand,</p> <p class="poetry2">and in her left are riches and honor.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Her ways are pleasant ways,</p> <p class="poetry2">and all her paths are peaceful.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>She is a tree of life for those who embrace her,</p> <p class="poetry2">and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations,</p> <p class="poetry2">and by understanding he set the heavens in place.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>By his knowledge the depths broke open,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the clouds drip with dew.</p> <p class="heading">Benefits of Wisdom</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>My son, do not let wisdom<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:21 The Heb. lacks wisdom">g</a></span> leave your sight.</p> <p class="poetry2">Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and they will be life to you</p> <p class="poetry2">and a graceful ornament<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:22 Lit. grace">h</a></span> for your neck.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Then you will travel safely on your way,</p> <p class="poetry2">and your foot will not stumble.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When you sit<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:24 So LXX; MT reads lie">i</a></span> down, you will not be afraid;</p> <p class="poetry2">when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:24 Or sweet">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Do not be afraid of sudden disaster,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:25 Lit. terror">k</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">or the devastation that comes to the wicked.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Indeed, the LORD will be your confidence,</p> <p class="poetry2">and he will keep your foot from being caught.</p> <p class="heading">Wisdom in Action</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,</p> <p class="poetry2">when it is in your power to act.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Do not say to your neighbor,</p> <p class="poetry2">“Go, and come back.</p> <p class="poetry2">I will pay you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:28 Lit. it">l</a></span> tomorrow,”</p> <p class="poetry2">when you have cash<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:28 The Heb. lacks cash">m</a></span> with you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Do not plan to harm your neighbor,</p> <p class="poetry2">when he is living peacefully<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:29 Or securely">n</a></span> beside you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason,</p> <p class="poetry2">when he has done you no harm.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Do not envy a violent man,</p> <p class="poetry2">and do not emulate his lifestyle.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:31 Lit. ways">o</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:32 Lit. an abomination">p</a></span> to the LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">but he takes the upright into his confidence.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:32 Lit. but his secret counsel is with the upright">q</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked,</p> <p class="poetry2">but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Though God<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:34 Lit. he">r</a></span> scoffs at scoffers,</p> <p class="poetry2">he gives grace to the humble.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The wise will inherit honor,</p> <p class="poetry2">but he holds fools up for ridicule.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 3:1 Lit. <i>Let your heart keep my commandments</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 3:4 Lit. <i>good judgment </i>or<i> sense</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 3:6 Or <i>know</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 3:9 Or <i>best</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 3:12 The Heb. lacks <i>corrects</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 3:12 So MT; 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