Proverbs 3:9-18

Common English Bible

⁹ Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with the first of all your crops.
¹⁰ Then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will burst with wine.
¹¹ Don’t reject the instruction of the Lord, my son;
    don’t despise his correction.
¹² The Lord loves those he corrects,
    just like a father who treats his son with favor.

¹³ Happy are those who find wisdom
    and those who gain understanding.
¹⁴ Her profit is better than silver,
    and her gain better than gold.
¹⁵ Her value exceeds pearls;
    all you desire can’t compare with her.
¹⁶ In her right hand is a long life;
    in her left are wealth and honor.
¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant;
    all her paths are peaceful.
¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
    those who hold her tight are happy.