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Proverbs 3:5-18
New International Version
Proverbs 3:5-18
New International Version
5 Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths(B) straight.[a](C)
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;(D)
fear the Lord(E) and shun evil.(F)
8 This will bring health to your body(G)
and nourishment to your bones.(H)
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits(I) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(J) to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.(K)
11 My son,(L) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(M)
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(N)
as a father the son he delights in.[b](O)
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(P)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(Q)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(R)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(S)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(T)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(U)
18 She is a tree of life(V) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(W)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:6 Or will direct your paths
- Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
Proverbs 3:5-18
King James Version
Proverbs 3:5-18
King James Version
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
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