Proverbs 3
1 My son, do not forget my commands and keep my teachings in your heart,
My son! Do not forget my law, And let your heart keep my commands,
2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
For [the] length of [your] days and years, Life and peace they add to you.
3 Do not let covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness ever leave you, tie them together about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you, Bind them on your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 Then you will find favor and a good reputation in the sight of God and man.
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding;
Trust to YHWH with all your heart, And do not lean to your own understanding.
6 in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
In all your ways know Him, And He makes your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.
Do not be wise in your own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment for your body.
It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
9 Honor Yahweh with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce,
Honor YHWH from your substance, And from the beginning of all your increase;
10 and your storehouses will be filled up and your vats will be bursting, full of new wine.
And your barns are filled [with] plenty, And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
11 My son, do not despise Yahweh's instruction and do not hate his rebuke,
Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, And do not be distressed with His reproof,
12 for Yahweh disciplines those he loves, as a father deals with a son who pleases him.
For whom YHWH loves He reproves, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
13 The one who finds wisdom is blessed; he also gets understanding.
O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
14 What you gain from wisdom is better than what silver will give in return and its profit is better than gold.
For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold—her increase.
15 Wisdom is more precious than jewels and nothing you desire can compare to her.
She [is] precious above rubies, And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.
16 She has length of days in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of kindness and all her paths are peace.
Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of it, those who hold on to it are happy.
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth, by understanding he established the heavens.
YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge the depths broke open and the clouds dropped their dew.
By His knowledge depths have been broken, And clouds drop dew.
21 My son, keep sound judgment and discernment, and do not lose sight of them.
My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness,
22 They will be life to your soul and an adornment of favor to wear around your neck.
And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
23 Then you will walk on your way in safety and your foot will not stumble;
Then you go your way confidently, And your foot does not stumble.
24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
If you lie down, you are not afraid, Indeed, you have lain down, And your sleep has been sweet.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or devastation caused by the wicked, when it comes,
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
26 for Yahweh will be on your side and will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
For YHWH is at your side, And He has kept your foot from capture.
27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
Do not withhold good from its owners, When your hand [is] toward God to do [it].
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,” when you have the money with you.
Do not say to your friend, “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” When substance [is] with you.
29 Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— the one who lives close and trusts you.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, And he sitting confidently with you.
30 Do not argue with a person without a reason, when he has done nothing to harm you.
Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has not done you evil.
31 Do not envy a violent person or choose any of his ways.
Do not be envious of a man of violence, Nor fix on any of his ways.
32 For the devious person is detestable to Yahweh, but he brings the upright person into his confidence.
For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked person, but he blesses the home of righteous people.
The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 He mocks mockers, but he gives his favor to humble people.
If He scorns the scorners, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
35 Wise people inherit honor, but fools will be lifted up in their shame.
The wise inherit glory, And fools are bearing away shame!
