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.

¹² There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

³ Commit your actions to the Lord,
    and your plans will succeed.

²⁰ Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
    those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

² Fools have no interest in understanding;
    they only want to air their own opinions.

⁴ Wise words are like deep waters;
    wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

¹⁰ The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
    the godly run to him and are safe.

³ People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
    and then are angry at the Lord.

²⁴ The Lord directs our steps,
    so why try to understand everything along the way?

²² The wise conquer the city of the strong
    and level the fortress in which they trust.