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Proverbs 3

The Message Bible MSG

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 Her manner is beautiful, her life wonderfully complete.

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

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

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

21 Dear friend, guard Clear Thinking and Common Sense with your life; don't for a minute lose sight of them.

22 They'll keep your soul alive and well, they'll keep you fit and attractive.

23 You'll travel safely, you'll neither tire nor trip.

24 You'll take afternoon naps without a worry, you'll enjoy a good night's sleep.

25 No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or predictions that doomsday's just around the corner,

26 Because God will be right there with you; he'll keep you safe and sound.

27 Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.

28 Don't tell your neighbor, "Maybe some other time," or, "Try me tomorrow," when the money's right there in your pocket.

29 Don't figure ways of taking advantage of your neighbor when he's sitting there trusting and unsuspecting.

30 Don't walk around with a chip on your shoulder, always spoiling for a fight.

31 Don't try to be like those who shoulder their way through life. Why be a bully?

32 "Why not?" you say. Because God can't stand twisted souls. It's the straightforward who get his respect.

33 God's curse blights the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

34 He gives proud skeptics a cold shoulder, but if you're down on your luck, he's right there to help.

35 Wise living gets rewarded with honor; stupid living gets the booby prize.

World English Bible WEB

1 My son, don't forget my teaching; But let your heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to you.

3 Don't let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 So you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don't lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will direct your paths.

7 Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

8 It will be health to your body, And nourishment to your bones.

9 Honor Yahweh with your substance, With the first fruits of all your increase:

10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

11 My son, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, Neither be weary of his reproof:

12 For whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; Even as a father the son in whom he delights.

13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, The man who gets understanding.

14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, The profit of it better than fine gold.

15 She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

16 Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

20 By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

22 So they will be life to your soul, And grace for your neck.

23 Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble.

24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

25 Don't be afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:

26 For Yahweh will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being taken.

27 Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do it.

28 Don't say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, Tomorrow I will give," When you have it by you.

29 Don't devise evil against your neighbor, Seeing he dwells securely by you.

30 Don't strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

31 Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, But his friendship is with the upright.

33 The curse of Yahweh is in the house of the wicked, But he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

34 Surely he mocks the mockers, But he gives grace to the humble.

35 The wise will inherit glory, But shame will be the promotion of fools.