Pro 3 | ESV | STEP | My son , do not forget my teaching , but let your heart keep my commandments ,

‏ Proverbs 3

Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

1 ^aMy son, do not forget my teaching,
^bbut let your heart keep my commandments,
2 for ^clength of days and years of life
and ^dpeace they will add to you.
3 Let not ^esteadfast love and ^ffaithfulness forsake you;
^gbind them around your neck;
^hwrite them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will ⁱfind favor and ^jgood success ^{▼▼Or repute}
in the sight of God and man.
5 ^lTrust in the Lord with all your heart,
and ^mdo not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways ⁿacknowledge him,
and he ^owill make straight your paths.
7 ^pBe not wise in your own eyes;
^qfear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 It will be ^rhealing to your flesh ^{▼▼Hebrew navel}
and ^trefreshment ^{▼▼Or medicine} to your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with ^vthe firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your ^wbarns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
11 ^xMy son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as ^ya father the son in whom he delights.

Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

13 ^zBlessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 ^aafor the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than ^abgold.
15 She is more precious than ^acjewels,
and ^adnothing you desire can compare with her.
16 ^aeLong life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are ^afriches and honor.
17 Her ^agways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is ^aha tree of life to those who ^ailay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.
19 ^ajThe Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding ^akhe established the heavens;
20 by his knowledge ^althe deeps broke open,
and ^amthe clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, ^ando not lose sight of these—
keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22 and they will be ^aolife for your soul
and ^apadornment for your neck.
23 ^aqThen you will walk on your way securely,
^arand your foot will not stumble.
24 ^asIf you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, ^atyour sleep will be sweet.
25 ^auDo not be afraid of sudden terror
or of ^avthe ruin ^{▼▼Hebrew storm} of the wicked, when it comes,
26 for the Lord will be your confidence
and will ^axkeep your foot from being caught.
27 ^ayDo not withhold good from those to whom it is due, ^{▼▼Hebrew Do not withhold good from its owners}
when it is in your power to do it.
28 ^baDo not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
29 ^bbDo not plan evil against your neighbor,
who ^bcdwells trustingly beside you.
30 ^bdDo not contend with a man for no reason,
when he has done you no harm.
31 ^beDo not envy ^bfa man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,
32 for ^bgthe devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are ^bhin his confidence.
33 ^biThe Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he ^bjblesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Toward the ^bkscorners he ^blis scornful,
^bmbut to the humble he gives favor. ^{▼▼Or grace}
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain} disgrace.