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Admonition to Trust and Honor God

My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
for length of days and years of life
    and abundant welfare will they give you.

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My son, forget not my [a]law;
But let thy heart keep my commandments:
For length of days, and years of life,
And peace, will they add to thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:1 Or, teaching

Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

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

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The True Wealth

13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
    and the man who gets understanding,
14 for the gain from it is better than gain from silver
    and its profit better than gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
    and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
    those who hold her fast are called happy.

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13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
And the man that [a]getteth understanding.
14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,
And the profit thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies:
And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
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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  1. Proverbs 3:13 Hebrew draweth forth.

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.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(D)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.(F)
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.(H)

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23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
    and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

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23 For [a]the commandment is a lamp; and [b]the law is light;
And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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  1. Proverbs 6:23 Or, their commandment
  2. Proverbs 6:23 Or, their teaching

23 For this command is a lamp,
    this teaching is a light,(A)
and correction and instruction
    are the way to life,(B)

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35 For he who finds me finds life
    and obtains favor from the Lord;

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35 For whoso findeth me findeth life,
And shall [a]obtain favor of Jehovah.

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  1. Proverbs 8:35 Hebrew draw forth.

35 For those who find me(A) find life(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.(C)

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17 He who heeds instruction is on the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof goes astray.

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17 He [a]is in the way of life that heedeth [b]correction;
But he that forsaketh reproof [c]erreth.

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  1. Proverbs 10:17 Or, is a way
  2. Proverbs 10:17 Or, instruction
  3. Proverbs 10:17 Or, causeth to err

17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but he who pursues evil will die.

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19 [a]He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life;
And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

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  1. Proverbs 11:19 Or, So righteousness tendeth to life, and he etc.

19 Truly the righteous attain life,(A)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(B)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
And he that is wise winneth souls.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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28 In the path of righteousness is life,
    but the way of error leads to death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 12:28 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

28 In the way of righteousness is life;
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(A)
    along that path is immortality.

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A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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[a]A gentle tongue is a tree of life;
But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

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  1. Proverbs 15:4 Hebrew The healing of the tongue.

The soothing tongue(A) is a tree of life,(B)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(C)

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