Proverbs 3:1-12 (New International Version)

Proverbs 3

Further Benefits of Wisdom

 ² for they will prolong your life many years
       and bring you prosperity.

 ³ Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
       bind them around your neck,
       write them on the tablet of your heart.

 ⁴ Then you will win favor and a good name
       in the sight of God and man.

 ⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart
       and lean not on your own understanding;

 ⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him,
       and he will make your paths straight. ^[a]

 ⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
       fear the LORD and shun evil.

 ⁸ This will bring health to your body
       and nourishment to your bones.

 ⁹ Honor the LORD with your wealth,
       with the firstfruits of all your crops;

 ¹⁰ then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
       and your vats will brim over with new wine.

 ¹¹ My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
       and do not resent his rebuke,

 ¹² because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
       as a father ^[b] the son he delights in.