Proverbs 3; Proverbs 4; Proverbs 5

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Proverbs 3

1 My son, do not forget my teaching. Keep my commands in your heart.

2 They will help you live for many years. They will bring you success.

3 Don't let love and truth ever leave you. Tie them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Then you will find favor and a good name in the eyes of God and people.

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways remember him. Then he will make your paths smooth and straight.

7 Don't be wise in your own eyes. Have respect for the LORD and avoid evil.

8 That will bring health to your body. It will make your bones strong.

9 Honor the LORD with your wealth. Give him the first share of all your crops.

10 Then your storerooms will be so full they can't hold everything. Your huge jars will spill over with fresh wine.

11 My son, do not hate the LORD's training. Do not object when he corrects you.

12 The LORD trains those he loves. He is like a father who trains the son he is pleased with.

13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom. Blessed is the one who gains understanding.

14 Wisdom pays better than silver does. She earns more than gold does.

15 She is worth more than rubies. Nothing you want 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. All her paths lead to peace.

18 She is a tree of life to those who hold her close. Those who hold on to her will be blessed.

19 By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations. Through understanding he set the heavens in place.

20 By his knowledge the seas were separated, and the clouds dropped their dew.

21 My son, hold on to good sense and the understanding of what is right. Don't let them out of your sight.

22 They will be life for you. They will be like a gracious necklace around your neck.

23 Then you will go on your way in safety. You will not trip and fall.

24 When you lie down, you won't be afraid. When you lie down, you will sleep soundly.

25 Don't be terrified by sudden trouble. Don't be afraid when sinners are destroyed.

26 The LORD is the one you will trust in. He will keep your feet from being caught in a trap.

27 Don't hold back good from those who are worthy of it. Don't hold it back when you can help.

28 Suppose you have something to give. Don't say to your neighbor, "Come back later. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

29 Don't plan to harm your neighbor. He lives near you and trusts you.

30 Don't bring charges against a man without any reason. He has not harmed you.

31 Don't be jealous of a man who hurts others. Don't choose any of his ways.

32 The LORD really hates sinful people. But he makes honest people his closest friends.

33 The LORD puts a curse on the houses of sinners. But he blesses the homes of those who do what is right.

34 He laughs at proud people who make fun of others. But he gives grace to those who are not proud.

35 Wise people receive honor. But the LORD puts foolish people to shame.

Proverbs 4

1 My children, listen to a father's teaching. Pay attention and gain understanding.

2 I give you good advice. So don't turn away from what I teach you.

3 I was once a young boy in my father's house. I was my mother's only child.

4 My father taught me. He said, "Hold on to my words with all your heart. Keep my commands. Then you will live.

5 Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget my words. Don't turn away from them.

6 Stay close to wisdom, and she will keep you safe. Love her, and she will watch over you.

7 Wisdom is best. So get wisdom. No matter what it costs, get understanding.

8 Value wisdom, and she will lift you up. Hold her close, and she will honor you.

9 She will set a beautiful crown on your head. She will give you a glorious crown."

10 My son, listen. Accept what I say. Then you will live for many years.

11 I guide you in the way of wisdom. I lead you along straight paths.

12 When you walk, nothing will slow you down. When you run, you won't trip and fall.

13 Hold on to my teaching. Don't let it go. Guard it well. It is your life.

14 Don't take the path of evil people. Don't live the way sinners do.

15 Stay away from their path. Don't travel on it. Turn away from it. Go on your way.

16 Sinners can't sleep until they do what is evil. They can't rest until they make someone fall.

17 They do evil just as easily as they eat food. They hurt others as easily as they drink wine.

18 The path of those who do what is right is like the first gleam of dawn. It shines brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

19 But the way of those who do what is wrong is like deep darkness. They don't know what makes them trip and fall.

20 My son, pay attention to what I say. Listen closely to my words.

21 Don't let them out of your sight. Keep them in your heart.

22 They are life to those who find them. They are health to your whole body.

23 Above everything else, guard your heart. It is where your life comes from.

24 Don't speak with twisted words. Keep evil talk away from your lips.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Keep looking right in front of you.

26 Make level paths for your feet to walk on. Only go on ways that are firm.

27 Don't turn to the right or left. Keep your feet from the path of evil.

Proverbs 5

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Listen carefully to my wise sayings.

2 Then you will continue to have good sense. Your lips will keep on speaking words of knowledge.

3 A woman who commits adultery has lips that drip honey. What she says is smoother than oil.

4 But in the end she is like bitter poison. She cuts like a sword that has two edges.

5 Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to the grave.

6 She doesn't give any thought to her way of life. Her paths are crooked, but she doesn't realize it.

7 My sons, listen to me. Don't turn away from what I say.

8 Stay on a path far away from that evil woman. Don't even go near the door of her house.

9 If you do, you will give your best strength to others. You will give the best years of your life to someone who is mean.

10 Strangers will use up all of your wealth. Your hard work will make someone else rich.

11 At the end of your life you will groan. Your skin and your body will be worn out.

12 You will say, "How I hated to take advice! How my heart refused to be corrected!

13 I would not obey my teachers. I wouldn't listen to those who taught me.

14 I was almost totally destroyed. It happened right in front of the whole community."

15 Drink water from your own well. Drink running water from your own spring.

16 Should your springs pour out into the streets? Should your streams of water pour out in public places?

17 No! Let them belong to you alone. Never share them with strangers.

18 May your fountain be blessed. May the wife you married when you were young make you happy.

19 She is like a loving doe, a graceful deer. May her breasts always satisfy you. May you always be captured by her love.

20 My son, why be captured by a woman who commits adultery? Why hug the wife of another man?

21 The LORD watches a man's ways. He studies all of his paths.

22 A sinner is trapped by his own evil acts. He is held tight by the ropes of his sins.

23 He will die because he refused to be corrected. His sins will capture him because he was very foolish.

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