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Proverbs 3

New Century Version NCV

1 My child, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in mind.

2 Then you will live a long time, and your life will be successful.

3 Don't ever forget kindness and truth. Wear them like a necklace. Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.

4 Then you will be respected and will please both God and people.

5 Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don't depend on your own understanding.

6 Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success.

7 Don't depend on your own wisdom. Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.

8 Then your body will be healthy, and your bones will be strong.

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth and the firstfruits from all your crops.

10 Then your barns will be full, and your wine barrels will overflow with new wine.

11 My child, do not reject the Lord's discipline, and don't get angry when he corrects you.

12 The Lord corrects those he loves, just as parents correct the child they delight in.

13 Happy is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gets understanding.

14 Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold.

15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you could want is equal to it.

16 With her right hand wisdom offers you a long life, and with her left hand she gives you riches and honor.

17 Wisdom will make your life pleasant and will bring you peace.

18 As a tree produces fruit, wisdom gives life to those who use it, and everyone who uses it will be happy.

19 The Lord made the earth, using his wisdom. He set the sky in place, using his understanding.

20 With his knowledge, he made springs flow into rivers and the clouds drop rain on the earth.

21 My child, hold on to wisdom and good sense. Don't let them out of your sight.

22 They will give you life and beauty like a necklace around your neck.

23 Then you will go your way in safety, and you will not get hurt.

24 When you lie down, you won't be afraid; when you lie down, you will sleep in peace.

25 You won't be afraid of sudden trouble; you won't fear the ruin that comes to the wicked,

26 because the Lord will keep you safe. He will keep you from being trapped.

27 Whenever you are able, do good to people who need help.

28 If you have what your neighbor asks for, don't say, "Come back later. I will give it to you tomorrow."

29 Don't make plans to hurt your neighbor who lives nearby and trusts you.

30 Don't accuse a person for no good reason; don't accuse someone who has not harmed you.

31 Don't be jealous of those who use violence, and don't choose to be like them.

32 The Lord hates those who do wrong, but he is a friend to those who are honest.

33 The Lord will curse the evil person's house, but he will bless the home of those who do right.

34 The Lord laughs at those who laugh at him, but he gives grace to those who are not proud.

35 Wise people will receive honor, but fools will be disgraced.

New International Version NIV

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;

22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.

23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

26 for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you.

29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.

30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.

31 Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.

32 For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.

33 The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

34 He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.

35 The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.