Proverbs 3:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh
3 My son, (A)do not forget my [a]law,
But let your heart (B)guard my commandments;
2 For (C)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Wisdom and Piety
3 My child, do not forget my instruction,
and may your heart guard my commands.
2 For length of days, years of life,
and peace they[a] shall add to you.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:2 That is, “my commands” (3:1)
Proverbs 3:13-18
Legacy Standard Bible
13 (A)How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.
14 For her (B)profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.
15 She is (C)more precious than [a]pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are (E)riches and glory.
17 Her (F)ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are (G)peace.
18 She is a (H)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:15 Or corals
Proverbs 3:13-18
Lexham English Bible
13 Happy is the one[a] who finds wisdom,
and one who obtains understanding.
14 For her[b] income is better than the income of silver,
and her revenue than that of gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
and all your desires shall not compare with 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 for those who seize her;
those who take hold of her are considered happy.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:13 Literally “a man”
- Proverbs 3:14 Or “its”; both “wisdom” and “understanding” are feminine nouns and can be read as either “she” or “it”
Proverbs 6:23
Legacy Standard Bible
23 For (A)the commandment is a lamp and the [a]law is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:23 Or instruction
Proverbs 6:23
Lexham English Bible
23 For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light,
and the way of life[a] is the reproof of discipline,
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:23 Hebrew “lives”
Proverbs 8:35
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:35
Lexham English Bible
35 For he who finds me is he who finds[a] life,
and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 8:35 Hebrew “those who find”
Proverbs 10:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 He (A)is on the path of life who keeps discipline,
But he who forsakes reproof makes [a]himself wander about.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:17 Or others
Proverbs 10:17
Lexham English Bible
17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
Proverbs 11:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 He who is steadfast in (A)righteousness will attain to life,
And (B)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
Proverbs 11:19
Lexham English Bible
19 He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life
as[a] he who pursues evil is to death.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:19 Hebrew “and”
Proverbs 11:30
Legacy Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes
Proverbs 11:30
Lexham English Bible
30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
Proverbs 12:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28
Lexham English Bible
28 On the road of righteousness is life,
and on the way of the path, may there be no death.
Proverbs 15:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 A tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
But perversion in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:4 Or “Healing”
- Proverbs 15:4 That is, the tongue
Proverbs 16:15
Legacy Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:15 Spring
Proverbs 16:15
Lexham English Bible
15 In the light of the face of the king there is life,
and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.
Proverbs 16:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of ignorant fools is [a]folly.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 16:22
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:22 Or “master”
- Proverbs 16:22 Or “punishment”
Proverbs 18:21
Legacy Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:21 Lit hand
Proverbs 18:21
Lexham English Bible
21 Death and life are in the power[a] of the tongue,
and those who love her[b] will eat of her fruit.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:21 Literally “hand”
- Proverbs 18:21 That is, the power of the tongue
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