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Prov.|3:1|-|My son, do not forget my instruction,But let your heart keep my commandments;
Prov.|3:2|-|For length of days and years of lifeAnd peace will they add to you.
Prov.|3:3|-|Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you:Bind them around your neck;
Write them upon the |a|tablet of your heart.
Prov.|3:4|-|Thus you will find |1|favor and |2|a reputation for fine understandingIn the sight of God and man.
Prov.|3:5|-||a|Trust in Jehovah with all your heart,And do not rely on your own understanding;
Prov.|3:6|-|In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He will make your paths straight.
Prov.|3:7|-|Do not be |a|wise in your own eyes;Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil.
Prov.|3:8|-|It will be healing to your bodyAnd refreshment to your bones.
Prov.|3:9|-|Honor Jehovah with your substanceAnd with the |a|firstfruits of all your produce;
Prov.|3:10|-|Then your |a|barns will be filled with plenty,And your vats will burst open with new wine.
Prov.|3:11|-|My son, do not despise the |1a|chastening of Jehovah,Nor be weary of His discipline;
Prov.|3:12|-||a|For whom Jehovah loves He disciplines,Even as a father, the son in whom he delights.
Prov.|3:13|-||1|Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,And the man who gains understanding.
Prov.|3:14|-|For her profit is better than the profit of silver,And her income is better than gold.
Prov.|3:15|-||a|She is more precious than corals,And nothing you desire compares with her.
Prov.|3:16|-|Length of days is in her right hand;In her left hand are riches and honor.
Prov.|3:17|-|Her ways are ways of pleasantness,And all her paths are peace.
Prov.|3:18|-|She is a |a|tree of life to those who lay hold of her,And happy are those who hold her fast.
Prov.|3:19|-|Jehovah by |1|wisdom founded the |a|earth;He established the heavens by understanding;
Prov.|3:20|-|By His knowledge the |a|depths were broken openAnd the skies drop down the |b|dew.
Prov.|3:21|-|My son, do not let these depart from your sight:Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Prov.|3:22|-|And they will be life for your soulAnd a graceful ornament for your neck.
Prov.|3:23|-|Then you will walk on your way securely,And your foot will not stumble.
Prov.|3:24|-|When you lie down, you will not be afraid;But you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Prov.|3:25|-|Do not |a|be afraid of sudden fear,Nor of the destruction of the wicked when it comes;
Prov.|3:26|-|For Jehovah will be your confidence,And He will keep your foot from being caught.
Prov.|3:27|-|Do not withhold good from those |a|to whom it is due,When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Prov.|3:28|-|Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come back;And tomorrow I will give it—when you have it with you.
Prov.|3:29|-|Do not devise harm against your neighbor,While he lives securely beside you.
Prov.|3:30|-|Do not strive with a man without cause,If he has done you no harm.
Prov.|3:31|-|Do not envy a man of violence,And do not choose any of his ways;
Prov.|3:32|-|For the perverse man is an abomination to Jehovah,But His intimate counsel is with the upright.
Prov.|3:33|-|The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked man,But He blesses the dwelling place of the righteous.
Prov.|3:34|-|To scorners He is scornful,But to the |a|humble He gives grace.
Prov.|3:35|-|The wise will inherit |1|honor,|2|But fools increase their own disgrace.
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