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Proverbs 3:1-12
New Living Translation

Trusting in the Lord

3 My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you.
    Store my commands in your heart.
2 If you do this, you will live many years,
    and your life will be satisfying.
3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
    Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
    Write them deep within your heart.
4 Then you will find favor with both God and people,
    and you will earn a good reputation.

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
    and he will show you which path to take.

7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
    Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 Then you will have healing for your body
    and strength for your bones.

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with the best part of everything you produce.
10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
    and your vats will overflow with good wine.

11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
    just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Hebrew My son; also in 3:11, 21.
  2. 3:12 Greek version reads loves, / and he punishes those he accepts as his children. Compare Heb 12:6.
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Proverbs 3:1-12
New International Version

Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

3 My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
    but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years(C)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)

3 Let love and faithfulness(E) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(F)
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(G)

5 Trust in the Lord(H) 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(I) straight.[a](J)

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;(K)
    fear the Lord(L) and shun evil.(M)
8 This will bring health to your body(N)
    and nourishment to your bones.(O)

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits(P) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(Q) to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.(R)

11 My son,(S) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(T)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(U)
    as a father the son he delights in.[b](V)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:6 Or will direct your paths
  2. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
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