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Proverbs 3 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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Guidance for the Young
Guidance for the Young
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 - My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:2 - For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3 - Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:4 - And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:6 - In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[fn] your paths.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:7 - Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:8 - It will be health to your flesh,[fn]
And strength[fn] to your bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:9 - Honor the LORD with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:10 - So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,
Nor detest His correction;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:12 - For whom the LORD loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:14 - For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15 - She is more precious than rubies,
And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:16 - Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:17 - Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18 - She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who retain her.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19 - The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By His knowledge the depths were broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:21 - My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:22 - So they will be life to your soul
And grace to your neck.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:23 - Then you will walk safely in your way,
And your foot will not stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:24 - When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:26 - For the LORD will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:27 - Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:28 - Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29 - Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32 - For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:33 - The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:34 - Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:35 - The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
NKJV Footnotes
Or make smooth or straight
Literally navel, figurative of the body
Literally drink or refreshment
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New King James Version, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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