Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options Listen to Proverbs 3:7-8, Proverbs 3:13-18, Proverbs 4:10, Proverbs 4:20-22, Proverbs 9:11, Proverbs 10:27, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 15:30, Proverbs 16:17, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 23:17-18
Close NASB

Proverbs 3:7-8
New American Standard Bible

7 (A)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
(B)Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 It will be (C)healing to your [a]body
And (D)refreshment to your bones.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel
Listen to Proverbs 3:7-8, Proverbs 3:13-18, Proverbs 4:10, Proverbs 4:20-22, Proverbs 9:11, Proverbs 10:27, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 15:30, Proverbs 16:17, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 23:17-18
Close ESV

Proverbs 3:7-8
English Standard Version

7 (A)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    (B)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 It will be (C)healing to your flesh[a]
    and (D)refreshment[b] to your bones.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
  2. Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine
Next
Proverbs 2
Proverbs 4
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 3:13-18
New American Standard Bible

13 (A)Blessed is a person who finds wisdom,
And one who obtains understanding.
14 For [a]her (B)profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her produce better than gold.
15 She is (C)more precious than [b]jewels,
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 [c](D)Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are (E)riches and honor.
17 Her (F)ways are pleasant ways,
And all her paths are (G)peace.
18 She is a (H)tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are those who hold on to her.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:14 I.e., the profit from Wisdom (personified)
  2. Proverbs 3:15 Lit corals
  3. Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days
Close ESV

Proverbs 3:13-18
English Standard Version

Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

13 (A)Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
    and the one who gets understanding,
14 (B)for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
    and her profit better than (C)gold.
15 She is more precious than (D)jewels,
    and (E)nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 (F)Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are (G)riches and honor.
17 Her (H)ways are ways of pleasantness,
    and all her paths are peace.
18 She is (I)a tree of life to those who (J)lay hold of her;
    those who hold her fast are called blessed.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 2
Proverbs 4
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 4:10
New American Standard Bible

10 Listen, my son, and (A)accept my sayings,
And the (B)years of your life will be many.

Read full chapter
Close ESV

Proverbs 4:10
English Standard Version

10 (A)Hear, (B)my son, and accept my words,
    that (C)the years of your life may be many.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 3
Proverbs 5
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible

20 My son, (A)pay attention to my words;
(B)Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (C)They are not to escape from your sight;
(D)Keep them in the midst of your heart.
22 For they are (E)life to those who find them,
And (F)healing to all [a]their body.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:22 Lit his
Close ESV

Proverbs 4:20-22
English Standard Version

20 (A)My son, be attentive to my words;
    incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (B)Let them not escape from your sight;
    (C)keep them within your heart.
22 For they are (D)life to those who find them,
    and healing to all their[a] flesh.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:22 Hebrew his
Next
Proverbs 3
Proverbs 5
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 9:11
New American Standard Bible

11 For (A)by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.

Read full chapter
Close ESV

Proverbs 9:11
English Standard Version

11 For by me (A)your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 8
Proverbs 10
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 10:27
New American Standard Bible

27 The (A)fear of the Lord prolongs [a]life,
But the (B)years of the wicked will be shortened.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:27 Lit days
Close ESV

Proverbs 10:27
English Standard Version

27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    (B)but the years of the wicked will be short.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 9
Proverbs 11
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 14:30
New American Standard Bible

30 A (A)tranquil heart is life to the body,
But jealousy is (B)rottenness to the bones.

Read full chapter
Close ESV

Proverbs 14:30
English Standard Version

30 A tranquil[a] heart gives (A)life to the flesh,
    but (B)envy[b] makes (C)the bones rot.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:30 Or healing
  2. Proverbs 14:30 Or jealousy
Next
Proverbs 13
Proverbs 15
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 15:30
New American Standard Bible

30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
Good news [b]refreshes the bones.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:30 Lit The light of the eyes gladdens
  2. Proverbs 15:30 Lit makes fat
Close ESV

Proverbs 15:30
English Standard Version

30 (A)The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
    and (B)good news refreshes[a] the bones.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew makes fat
Next
Proverbs 14
Proverbs 16
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 16:17
New American Standard Bible

17 The (A)highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;
One who watches his way protects his [a]life.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:17 Lit soul
Close ESV

Proverbs 16:17
English Standard Version

17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
    whoever guards his way preserves his life.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 15
Proverbs 17
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 16:24
New American Standard Bible

24 (A)Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and (B)healing to the bones.

Read full chapter
Close ESV

Proverbs 16:24
English Standard Version

24 (A)Gracious words are like (B)a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and (C)health to the body.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 15
Proverbs 17
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 17:22
New American Standard Bible

22 A (A)joyful heart [a]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit (B)dries up the bones.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing
Close ESV

Proverbs 17:22
English Standard Version

22 (A)A joyful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit (B)dries up the bones.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 16
Proverbs 18
Next
Previous Next
Close NASB

Proverbs 23:17-18
New American Standard Bible

17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in [a]the (B)fear of the Lord [b]always.
18 Certainly there is a [c](C)future,
And your (D)hope will not be cut off.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or reverence for
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Lit all the day
  3. Proverbs 23:18 Lit latter end
Close ESV

Proverbs 23:17-18
English Standard Version

17 Let not your heart (A)envy sinners,
    but continue in (B)the fear of the Lord all the day.
18 Surely (C)there is a future,
    and your (D)hope will not be cut off.

Read full chapter
Next
Proverbs 22
Proverbs 24
Next
dropdown
New American Standard Bible (NASB)

New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

New American Standard Bible is made available by The Lockman Foundation
English Standard Version (ESV)

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

ESV Study Bible