Proverbs 3
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Rewards of Wisdom
1My sonH1121, 1do not forgetH7911 my 2teachingH8451, But let your heartH3820 3keepH5341 my commandmentsH4687;2For 4lengthH753 of daysH3117 and yearsH8141 of lifeH2425 And peaceH7965 they will addH3254 to you.3Do not let 5kindnessH2617 and truthH571 leaveH5800 you; 6BindH7194 them aroundH5921 your neckH1621, 7WriteH3789 them on the tabletH3871 of your heartH3820.4So you will 8findH4672 favorH2580 and 9goodH2896 10reputeH7922 In the sightH5869 of GodH430 and manH120.511TrustH982 in the LordH3068 with allH3605 your heartH3820 And 12do not leanH8172 on your own understandingH998.6In allH3605 your waysH1870 13acknowledgeH3045 Him, And He will 14makeH3474 your pathsH734 straightH3474.715Do not be wiseH2450 in your own eyesH5869; 16FearH3372 the LordH3068 and turnH5493 awayH5493 from evilH7451.8It will be 17healingH7500 to your 18bodyH8270 And 19refreshmentH8250 to your bonesH6106.920HonorH3513 the LordH3068 from your wealthH1952 And from the 21firstH7225 of allH3605 your produceH8393;10So your 22barnsH618 will be filledH4390 with plentyH7647 And your 23vatsH3342 will overflowH6555 with newH8492 wineH8492.1124My sonH1121, do not rejectH3988 the 25disciplineH4148 of the LordH3068 Or loatheH6973 His reproofH8433,12For 26whomH834 the LordH3068 lovesH157 He reprovesH3198, Even 27as a fatherH1 corrects the sonH1121 in whom he delightsH7521.
1328How blessedH835 is the manH120 who findsH4672 wisdomH2451 And the manH120 who gainsH6329 understandingH8394.14For her 29profitH5504 is betterH2896 thanH4480 the profitH5504 of silverH3701 And her gainH8393 better thanH4480 fine goldH2742.15She is 30moreH4480 preciousH3368 thanH4480 31jewelsH6443; And nothingH3605H3808 you desireH2656 comparesH7737 with her.163233LongH753 lifeH3117 is in her rightH3225 handH3225; In her leftH8040 handH8040 are 34richesH6239 and honorH3519.17Her 35waysH1870 are pleasantH5278 waysH1870 And allH3605 her pathsH5410 are 36peaceH7965.18She is a 37treeH6086 of lifeH2425 to those who takeH2388 holdH2388 of her, And happyH833 are all who holdH8551 her fastH8551.19The LordH3068 38by wisdomH2451 foundedH3245 the earthH776, By understandingH8394 He 39establishedH3559 the heavensH8064.20By His knowledgeH1847 the 40deepsH8415 were brokenH1234 up And the 41skiesH7834 dripH7491 with dewH2919.21My sonH1121, 42let them not 43vanishH3868 from your sightH5869; KeepH5341 soundH8454 wisdomH8454 and discretionH4209,22So they will be 44lifeH2425 to your soulH5315 And 45adornmentH2580 to your neckH1621.23ThenH227 you will 46walkH1980 in your wayH1870 securelyH983 And your footH7272 will not 47stumbleH5062.24WhenH518 you 48lieH7901 downH7901, you will not be afraidH6342; When you lieH7901 downH7901, your sleepH8142 will be sweetH6149.2549Do not be afraidH3372 of suddenH6597 fearH6343 NorH408 of the 5051onslaughtH7724 of the wickedH7563 whenH3588 it comesH935;26For the LordH3068 will be 52your confidenceH3689 And will 53keepH8104 your footH7272 from being caughtH3921.
2754Do not withholdH4513 goodH2896 from 55those to whom it is dueH1167, When it is in your powerH3027 to doH6213 it.2856Do not sayH559 to your neighborH7453, “GoH1980, and comeH7725 backH7725, And tomorrowH4279 I will giveH5414 it,” When you haveH3426 it with you.2957Do not deviseH2790 harmH7463 againstH5921 your neighborH7453, While he livesH3427 securelyH983 besideH854 you.3058Do not contendH7378 with a manH120 withoutH2600 causeH2600, IfH518 he has doneH1580 you noH3808 harmH7463.3159Do not envyH7065 a manH376 of violenceH2555 And do not chooseH977 anyH3605 of his waysH1870.32For the 60deviousH3868 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068; But 61He is 62intimateH5475 with the uprightH3477.33The 63curseH3994 of the LordH3068 is on the houseH1004 of the wickedH7563, But He 64blessesH1288 the dwellingH5116 of the righteousH6662.34ThoughH518 65He scoffsH3917 at the scoffersH3917, Yet 66He givesH5414 graceH2580 to the afflictedH6035.3567The wiseH2450 will inheritH5157 honorH3519, But foolsH3684 68displayH7311 dishonorH7036.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 3:1 Ps 119:61; Prov 4:5 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 3:1 Or law ↩
- 3. Proverbs 3:1 Ex 20:6; Deut 30:16 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 3:2 Ps 91:16; Prov 3:16; 4:10; 9:11; 10:27 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 3:3 2 Sam 15:20; Prov 14:22 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 3:3 Deut 6:8; 11:18; Prov 1:9; 6:21 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 3:3 Prov 7:3; Jer 17:1; 2 Cor 3:3 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 3:4 1 Sam 2:26; Prov 8:35; Luke 2:52 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 3:4 Ps 111:10 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 3:4 Lit understanding ↩
- 11. Proverbs 3:5 Ps 37:3, 5; Prov 22:19 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 3:5 Prov 23:4; Jer 9:23 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 3:6 1 Chr 28:9; Prov 16:3; Phil 4:6; James 1:5 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 3:6 Is 45:13; Jer 10:23 ↩
- 15. Proverbs 3:7 Rom 12:16 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 3:7 Job 1:1; 28:28; Prov 8:13; 16:6 ↩
- 17. Proverbs 3:8 Prov 4:22 ↩
- 18. Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel ↩
- 19. Proverbs 3:8 Job 21:24 ↩
- 20. Proverbs 3:9 Is 43:23 ↩
- 21. Proverbs 3:9 Ex 23:19; Deut 26:2; Mal 3:10 ↩
- 22. Proverbs 3:10 Deut 28:8 ↩
- 23. Proverbs 3:10 Joel 2:24 ↩
- 24. Proverbs 3:11 Job 5:17; Heb 12:5, 6 ↩
- 25. Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction ↩
- 26. Proverbs 3:12 Rev 3:19 ↩
- 27. Proverbs 3:12 Deut 8:5; Prov 13:24 ↩
- 28. Proverbs 3:13 Prov 8:32, 34 ↩
- 29. Proverbs 3:14 Job 28:15-19; Prov 8:10, 19; 16:16 ↩
- 30. Proverbs 3:15 Job 28:18; Prov 8:11 ↩
- 31. Proverbs 3:15 Lit corals ↩
- 32. Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days ↩
- 33. Proverbs 3:16 Prov 3:2 ↩
- 34. Proverbs 3:16 Prov 8:18; 22:4 ↩
- 35. Proverbs 3:17 Matt 11:29 ↩
- 36. Proverbs 3:17 Ps 119:165; Prov 16:7 ↩
- 37. Proverbs 3:18 Gen 2:9; Prov 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Rev 2:7 ↩
- 38. Proverbs 3:19 Ps 104:24; Prov 8:27 ↩
- 39. Proverbs 3:19 Prov 8:27, 28 ↩
- 40. Proverbs 3:20 Gen 7:11 ↩
- 41. Proverbs 3:20 Deut 33:28; Job 36:28 ↩
- 42. Proverbs 3:21 Prov 4:21 ↩
- 43. Proverbs 3:21 Lit depart ↩
- 44. Proverbs 3:22 Deut 32:47; Prov 4:22; 8:35; 16:22; 21:21 ↩
- 45. Proverbs 3:22 Prov 1:9 ↩
- 46. Proverbs 3:23 Prov 4:12; 10:9 ↩
- 47. Proverbs 3:23 Ps 91:12; Is 5:27; 63:13 ↩
- 48. Proverbs 3:24 Job 11:19; Ps 3:5; Prov 1:33; 6:22 ↩
- 49. Proverbs 3:25 Ps 91:5; 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
- 50. Proverbs 3:25 Lit storm ↩
- 51. Proverbs 3:25 Job 5:21 ↩
- 52. Proverbs 3:26 Or at your side ↩
- 53. Proverbs 3:26 1 Sam 2:9 ↩
- 54. Proverbs 3:27 Rom 13:7; Gal 6:10 ↩
- 55. Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners ↩
- 56. Proverbs 3:28 Lev 19:13; Deut 24:15 ↩
- 57. Proverbs 3:29 Prov 6:14; 14:22 ↩
- 58. Proverbs 3:30 Prov 26:17; Rom 12:18 ↩
- 59. Proverbs 3:31 Ps 37:1; Prov 24:1 ↩
- 60. Proverbs 3:32 Prov 11:20 ↩
- 61. Proverbs 3:32 Lit His private counsel is ↩
- 62. Proverbs 3:32 Job 29:4; Ps 25:14 ↩
- 63. Proverbs 3:33 Lev 26:14, 16; Deut 11:28; Zech 5:3, 4; Mal 2:2 ↩
- 64. Proverbs 3:33 Job 8:6; Ps 1:3 ↩
- 65. Proverbs 3:34 James 4:6 ↩
- 66. Proverbs 3:34 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
- 67. Proverbs 3:35 Dan 12:3 ↩
- 68. Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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