Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 3:3-22

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;412forH3588 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.

Notes

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 ↩