For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(C) to those whose walk is blameless,(D)
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(E)

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For the Lord gives wisdom,
    and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright
    and is a shield to those who walk in integrity—
guarding the paths of the just
    and protecting the way of his faithful ones.

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

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Do not let gracious love and truth leave you.
    Bind them around your neck,
        write them on the tablet of your heart,
and find favor and a good reputation[a] with God and men.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good judgment or sense

11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,

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11 My son, do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not despise his correction,

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21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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21 Indeed, what a man does is[a] always in the Lord’s presence,[b]
    and he weighs all his paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:21 Lit. Indeed, a man’s ways are
  2. Proverbs 5:21 Lit. in front of the Lord’s eyes

16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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What God Hates

16 Here are six things that the Lord hates—
    seven, in fact,[a] are detestable to him:[b]
17 Arrogant eyes,
    a lying tongue,
        and hands shedding innocent blood;
18 a heart crafting evil plans,
    feet running swiftly to wickedness,
19 a false witness snorting lies,
    and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:16 The Heb. lacks in fact
  2. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. to his soul

The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    observing both the evil and the good.

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11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(A)
    how much more do human hearts!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

11 Since Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] lie open in the Lord’s presence,
    how much more the hearts of human beings!

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e. the realm of the dead
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e. the realm of destruction in the afterlife

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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29 The Lord is far away from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
    but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)

All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(B)
    but motives are weighed(C) by the Lord.(D)

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Wisdom’s Blessings

16 People do the planning,[a]
but the end result[b] is from the Lord.

Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion,
    but the Lord weighs intentions.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:1 Lit. Preparations of the heart belong to human beings
  2. Proverbs 16:1 Or the response of the tongue

In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)

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A person plans his way,
    but the Lord directs his steps.

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11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)

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11 Honest scales and balances are from the Lord;
    he made all the weights in the bag.

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33 The lot is cast(A) into the lap,
    but its every decision(B) is from the Lord.(C)

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33 The dice is cast into someone’s lap,
    but the outcome is from the Lord.

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