Proverbs 3:1-2
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Trust the Lord
3 My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commands;(A)
2 for they will bring you
many days, a full life,[a](B) and well-being.(C)
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:2 Lit days, years of life
Proverbs 3:1-2
Common English Bible
Trust in the Lord
3 My son, don’t forget my instruction.
Let your heart guard my commands,
2 because they will help you live a long time
and provide you with well-being.
Proverbs 3:13-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom Brings Happiness
13 Happy is a man who finds wisdom(A)
and who acquires understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.(B)
15 She is more precious than jewels;(C)
nothing you desire compares with her.(D)
16 Long life[a] is in her right hand;
in her left, riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant,(F)
and all her paths, peaceful.
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days
Proverbs 3:13-18
Common English Bible
Value of wisdom
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.
Proverbs 6:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 6:23
Common English Bible
23 The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light;
corrective teaching is the path of life.
Proverbs 8:35
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:35
Common English Bible
35 Those who find me find life;
they gain favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 10:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.(A)
Proverbs 10:17
Common English Bible
17 Those who heed instruction are on the way to life,
but those who ignore correction lose their way.
Proverbs 11:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:19
Common English Bible
19 The righteous are headed toward life,
but those who pursue evil, toward death.
Proverbs 11:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one
Proverbs 11:30
Common English Bible
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise gather lives.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:30 Or LXX, Syr violence takes lives away
Proverbs 12:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:28 Or righteousness, and in its path there is no death
Proverbs 12:28
Common English Bible
28 The way of the righteous leads to life,
but the detestable[a] path leads to death.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:28 LXX; MT the path of the trail
Proverbs 15:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:4 Lit but crookedness in it
Proverbs 15:4
Common English Bible
4 Wholesome speech is a tree of life,
but dishonest talk breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 16:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
Proverbs 16:15
Common English Bible
15 There’s life in the light of the king’s face.
His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.
Proverbs 16:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 Insight is a fountain of life(A) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 16:22
Common English Bible
22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,
but the instruction of the foolish is folly.
Proverbs 18:21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.(A)
Proverbs 18:21
Common English Bible
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
those who love it will eat its fruit.
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