Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 3

1My sonH1121, do notH408 forgetH7911 my teachingH8451, but let your heartH3820 keepH5341 my commandmentsH4687;2forH3588 they will addH3254 lengthH753 to your daysH3117, yearsH8141 and peaceH7965 to your lifeH2416.3NeverH408 let loving devotionH2617 1 or faithfulnessH571 leave youH5800; bindH7194 themH5921 around your neckH1621, write themH3789 onH5921 the tabletH3871 of your heartH3820.4Then you will findH4672 favorH2580 and high regardH7922 H2896 in the sightH5869 of GodH430 and manH120.

5TrustH982 inH413 the LORDH3068 with allH3605 your heartH3820,and leanH8172 notH408 onH413 your own understandingH998;6in allH3605 your waysH1870 acknowledge HimH3045,and HeH1931 will makeH3474 your paths straightH734.7BeH1961 notH408 wiseH2450 in your own eyesH5869;fearH3372 the LORDH3068 and turn awayH5493 from evilH7451.8This will bringH1961 healingH7500 to your bodyH8270 2and refreshmentH8250 3 to your bonesH6106.

9HonorH3513 the LORDH3068 with your wealthH1952and with the firstfruitsH7225 of allH3605 your cropsH8393;10then your barnsH618 will be filledH4390 with plentyH7647,and your vatsH3342 will overflowH6555 with new wineH8492.

11My sonH1121, do notH408 rejectH3988 the disciplineH4148 of the LORDH3068,and do notH408 loatheH6973 His rebukeH8433;4

The Blessings of Wisdom

12forH3588 the LORDH3068 disciplinesH3198 the oneH834 He lovesH157, as does a fatherH1 the sonH1121 in whom he delightsH7521.5

13BlessedH835 is the manH120 who findsH4672 wisdomH2451,the manH120 who acquiresH6329 understandingH8394,14forH3588 she is moreH2896 profitableH5504 than silverH3701,and her gainH8393 is better than fine goldH2742.15SheH1931 is more preciousH3368 than rubiesH6443;nothingH3605 H3808 you desireH2656 comparesH7737 with her.16LongH753 lifeH3117 is in her right handH3225;in her left handH8040 are richesH6239 and honorH3519.17All her waysH1870 are pleasantH5278,and allH3605 her pathsH5410 are peacefulH7965.18SheH1931 is a treeH6086 of lifeH2416 to those who embraceH2388 her,and those who lay hold of herH8551 are blessedH833.

19The LORDH3068 foundedH3245 the earthH776 by wisdomH2451and establishedH3559 the heavensH8064 by understandingH8394.20By His knowledgeH1847 the watery depthsH8415 were broken openH1234,and the cloudsH7834 drippedH7491 with dewH2919.

21My sonH1121, do notH408 loseH3868 sight of thisH5869:PreserveH5341 sound judgmentH8454 and discernmentH4209.22They will beH1961 lifeH2416 to your soulH5315and adornmentH2580 to your neckH1621.23ThenH227 you will goH1980 on your wayH1870 in safetyH983,and your footH7272 will notH3808 stumbleH5062.24WhenH518 you lie downH7901, you will notH3808 be afraidH6342;when you restH7901, your sleepH8142 will be sweetH6149.25Do notH408 fearH3372 suddenH6597 dangerH6343or the ruinH7722 thatH3588 overtakesH935 the wickedH7563,26forH3588 the LORDH3068 will beH1961 your confidenceH3689and will keepH8104 your footH7272 from the snareH3921.

27Do notH408 withholdH4513 goodH2896 from the deservingH1167 6when it isH1961 within yourH3027 powerH410 to actH6213.28Do notH408 tellH559 your neighborH7453,“ComeH1980 backH7725 tomorrowH4279 and I will provideH5414”—when you already have the meansH3426 H854.29Do notH408 deviseH7451 evilH2790 againstH5921 your neighborH7453,for heH1931 trustfullyH983 dwellsH3427 beside youH854.30Do notH408 accuseH7378 H5973 a manH120 without causeH2600,whenH518 he has doneH1580 you noH3808 harmH7451.

31Do notH408 envyH7065 a violentH2555 H408 manH376or chooseH977 anyH3605 of his waysH1870;32forH3588 the LORDH3068 detestsH8441 the perverseH3868 H854,but He is a friendH5475 to the uprightH3477.33The curseH3994 of the LORDH3068 is on the houseH1004 of the wickedH7563,but He blessesH1288 the homeH5116 of the righteousH6662.34 HeH1931 mocksH3887 the mockersH3887,but givesH5414 graceH2580 to the humbleH6041.735The wiseH2450 will inheritH5157 honorH3519,but foolsH3684 are held upH7311 to shameH7036.

1. Proverbs 3:3 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant. ↩
2. Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel ↩
3. Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine ↩
4. Proverbs 3:11 LXX and do not lose heart when He rebukes; cited in Hebrews 12:5 ↩
5. Proverbs 3:12 LXX and He flogs every son He receives; cited in Hebrews 12:6 ↩
6. Proverbs 3:27 Or from its owners ↩
7. Proverbs 3:34 LXX The Lord opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble; cited in James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5 ↩