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class="fn">a</span></a> never forget the things I have taught you.</p><p class="line2">Store my commands in your heart.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>If you do this, you will live many years,</p><p class="line2">and your life will be satisfying.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!</p><p class="line2">Tie them around your neck as a reminder.</p><p class="line2">Write them deep within your heart.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then you will find favor with both God and people,</p><p class="line2">and you will earn a good reputation.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <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="line2">do not depend on your own understanding.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Seek his will in all you do,</p><p class="line2">and he will show you which path to take.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.</p><p class="line2">Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then you will have healing for your body</p><p class="line2">and strength for your bones.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <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="line2">and with the best part of everything you produce.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then he will fill your barns with grain,</p><p class="line2">and your vats will overflow with good wine.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline,</p><p class="line2">and don’t be upset when he corrects you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For the LORD corrects those he loves,</p><p class="line2">just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,</p><p class="line2">the one who gains understanding.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For wisdom is more profitable than silver,</p><p class="line2">and her wages are better than gold.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Wisdom is more precious than rubies;</p><p class="line2">nothing you desire can compare with her.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>She offers you long life in her right hand,</p><p class="line2">and riches and honor in her left.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>She will guide you down delightful paths;</p><p class="line2">all her ways are satisfying.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;</p><p class="line2">happy are those who hold her tightly.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>By wisdom the LORD founded the earth;</p><p class="line2">by understanding he created the heavens.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,</p><p class="line2">and the dew settles beneath the night sky.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment.</p><p class="line2">Hang on to them,</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>for they will refresh your soul.</p><p class="line2">They are like jewels on a necklace.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>They keep you safe on your way,</p><p class="line2">and your feet will not stumble.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>You can go to bed without fear;</p><p class="line2">you will lie down and sleep soundly.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>You need not be afraid of sudden disaster</p><p class="line2">or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>for the LORD is your security.</p><p class="line2">He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Do not withhold good from those who deserve it</p><p class="line2">when it’s in your power to help them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,</p><p class="line2">“Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Don’t plot harm against your neighbor,</p><p class="line2">for those who live nearby trust you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Don’t pick a fight without reason,</p><p class="line2">when no one has done you harm.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Don’t envy violent people</p><p class="line2">or copy their ways.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD,</p><p class="line2">but he offers his friendship to the godly.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The LORD curses the house of the wicked,</p><p class="line2">but he blesses the home of the upright.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>The LORD mocks the mockers</p><p class="line2">but is gracious to the humble.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The wise inherit honor,</p><p class="line2">but fools are put to shame!</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">My son;</span><span class="ft"> also in 3:11, 21.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:12 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">loves, / and he punishes those he accepts as his children.</span><span class="ft"> Compare Heb 12:6.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:34 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">The </span><span class="sc"><span class="it">Lord</span></span><span class="it"> opposes the proud / but gives grace to the humble.</span><span class="ft"> Compare Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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