Prov. 3
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3:1
My son, do not forget my instruction,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
Prov. 3
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3:2
For length of days and years of life
And peace will they add to you.
Prov. 3
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3:3
Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you:
Bind them around your neck;
Write them upon the
atablet of your heart.
Prov. 3
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3:4
Thus you will find
1favor and
2a reputation for fine understanding
In the sight of God and man.
Prov. 3
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3:5
aTrust in Jehovah with all your heart,
And do not rely on your own understanding;
Prov. 3
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3:6
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
Prov. 3
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3:7
Do not be
awise in your own eyes;
Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil.
Prov. 3
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3:8
It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.
Prov. 3
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3:9
Honor Jehovah with your substance
And with the
afirstfruits of all your produce;
Prov. 3
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3:10
Then your
abarns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will burst open with new wine.
Prov. 3
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3:11
My son, do not despise the
1achastening of Jehovah,
Nor be weary of His discipline;
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3:12
aFor whom Jehovah loves He disciplines,
Even as a father, the son in whom he delights.
Prov. 3
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3:13
1Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding.
Prov. 3
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3:14
For her profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her income is better than gold.
Prov. 3
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3:15
aShe is more precious than corals,
And nothing you desire compares with her.
Prov. 3
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3:16
Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
Prov. 3
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3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
Prov. 3
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3:18
She is a
atree of life to those who lay hold of her,
And happy are those who hold her fast.
Prov. 3
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3:19
Jehovah by
1wisdom founded the
aearth;
He established the heavens by understanding;
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3:20
By His knowledge the
adepths were broken open
And the skies drop down the
bdew.
Prov. 3
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3:21
My son, do not let these depart from your sight:
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Prov. 3
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3:22
And they will be life for your soul
And a graceful ornament for your neck.
Prov. 3
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3:23
Then you will walk on your way securely,
And your foot will not stumble.
Prov. 3
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3:24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
But you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Prov. 3
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3:25
Do not
abe afraid of sudden fear,
Nor of the destruction of the wicked when it comes;
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3:26
For Jehovah will be your confidence,
And He will keep your foot from being caught.
Prov. 3
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3:27
Do not withhold good from those
ato whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do
so.
Prov. 3
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3:28
Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come back;
And tomorrow I will give
it — when you have
it with you.
Prov. 3
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3:29
Do not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
Prov. 3
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3:30
Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
Prov. 3
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3:31
Do not envy a man of violence,
And do not choose any of his ways;
Prov. 3
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3:32
For the perverse man is an abomination to Jehovah,
But His intimate counsel is with the upright.
Prov. 3
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3:33
The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked man,
But He blesses the dwelling place of the righteous.
Prov. 3
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3:34
To scorners He is scornful,
But to the
ahumble He gives grace.
Prov. 3
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3:35
The wise will inherit
1honor,
2But fools increase
their own disgrace.
