Proverbs 3:1 (BSB)
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

Proverbs 3:2 (BSB)
for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.

Proverbs 3:3 (BSB)
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:4 (BSB)
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5 (BSB)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Proverbs 3:6 (BSB)
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:7 (BSB)
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 3:8 (BSB)
This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:9 (BSB)
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

Proverbs 3:10 (BSB)
then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 3:11 (BSB)
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;

Proverbs 3:12 (BSB)
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:13 (BSB)
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

Proverbs 3:14 (BSB)
for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15 (BSB)
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 3:16 (BSB)
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 3:17 (BSB)
All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

Proverbs 3:18 (BSB)
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

Proverbs 3:19 (BSB)
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

Proverbs 3:20 (BSB)
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

Proverbs 3:21 (BSB)
My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.

Proverbs 3:22 (BSB)
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

Proverbs 3:23 (BSB)
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

Proverbs 3:24 (BSB)
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 3:25 (BSB)
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

Proverbs 3:26 (BSB)
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

Proverbs 3:27 (BSB)
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

Proverbs 3:28 (BSB)
Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

Proverbs 3:29 (BSB)
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Proverbs 3:30 (BSB)
Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:31 (BSB)
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

Proverbs 3:32 (BSB)
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

Proverbs 3:33 (BSB)
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:34 (BSB)
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

Proverbs 3:35 (BSB)
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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