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Proverbs 3
Proverbs 3
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
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My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
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for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare will they give you.
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Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
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So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
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In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
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Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
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It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
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Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce;
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then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
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My son, do not despise the Lord 's discipline or be weary of his reproof,
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for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
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Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,
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for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit better than gold.
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She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
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Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
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She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.
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The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;
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by his knowledge the deeps broke forth, and the clouds drop down the dew.
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My son, keep sound wisdom and discretion; let them not escape from your sight,
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and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
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Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.
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If you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes;
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for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
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Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
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Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you.
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Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.
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Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways;
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for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.
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The Lord 's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.
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Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor.
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The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.
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