New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 3:1-18

1My sonH1121, 1do not forgetH7911 my 2teachingH8451, But have your heartH3820 3complyH5341 withH5341 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 a 9goodH2896 10reputationH7922 In the sightH5869 of GodH430 and manH120.5 11TrustH982 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 straightH3474.7 15Do 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 bonesH6106.9 20HonorH3513 the LordH3068 from your wealthH1952, And from the 21firstH7225 of allH3605 your produceH8393;10Then your 22barnsH618 will be filledH4390 with plentyH7647, And your 23vatsH3342 will overflowH6555 with newH8492 wineH8492.11 24My sonH1121, do not rejectH3988 the 25disciplineH4148 of the LordH3068 Or loatheH6973 His rebukeH8433,12For 26whomH834 the LordH3068 lovesH157 He disciplinesH3198, Just 27as a fatherH1 disciplines the sonH1121 in whom he delightsH7521.

13 28BlessedH835 is a personH120 who findsH4672 wisdomH2451, And oneH120 who obtainsH6329 understandingH8394.14For 29her 30profitH5504 is betterH2896 thanH4480 the profitH5504 of silverH3701, And her produceH8393 better thanH4480 goldH2742.15She is 31moreH4480 preciousH3368 thanH4480 32jewelsH6443, And nothingH3605 H3808 you desireH2656 comparesH7737 with her.16 33 34LongH753 lifeH3117 is in her rightH3225 handH3225; In her leftH8040 handH8040 are 35richesH6239 and honorH3519.17Her 36waysH1870 are pleasantH5278 waysH1870, And allH3605 her pathsH5410 are 37peaceH7965.18She is a 38treeH6086 of lifeH2425 to those who takeH2388 holdH2388 of her, And happyH833 are those who holdH8551 on to her.

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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 I.e., the profit from Wisdom (personified) ↩
30. Proverbs 3:14 Job 28:15-19; Prov 8:10, 19; 16:16 ↩
31. Proverbs 3:15 Job 28:18; Prov 8:11 ↩
32. Proverbs 3:15 Lit corals ↩
33. Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days ↩
34. Proverbs 3:16 Prov 3:2 ↩
35. Proverbs 3:16 Prov 8:18; 22:4 ↩
36. Proverbs 3:17 Matt 11:29 ↩
37. Proverbs 3:17 Ps 119:165; Prov 16:7 ↩
38. Proverbs 3:18 Gen 2:9; Prov 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Rev 2:7 ↩

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