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Proverbs 3:1-20

1 Good friend, don't forget all I've taught you; take to heart my commands.

1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,

2 They'll help you live a long, long time, a long life lived full and well.

2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

3 Don't lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart.

3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Earn a reputation for living well in God's eyes and the eyes of the people.

4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

6 Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.

6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

7 Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil!

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.

8 Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life!

8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

9 Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best.

9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;

10 Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.

10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

11 But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction.

11 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,

12 It's the child he loves that God corrects; a father's delight is behind all this. The Very Tree of Life

12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

13 You're blessed when you meet Lady Wisdom, when you make friends with Madame Insight.

13 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,

14 She's worth far more than money in the bank; her friendship is better than a big salary.

14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.

15 Her value exceeds all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.

15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.

16 With one hand she gives long life, with the other she confers recognition.

16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

17 Her manner is beautiful, her life wonderfully complete.

17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.

18 She's the very Tree of Life to those who embrace her. Hold her tight - and be blessed!

18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

19 With Lady Wisdom, God formed Earth; with Madame Insight, he raised Heaven.

19 By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;

20 They knew when to signal rivers and springs to the surface, and dew to descend from the night skies. Never Walk Away

20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.