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    Proverbs · 35 verses

    Proverbs 3

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    Wisdom keeps changing costume: first a woman with treasure in her hands, then a set of peaceful paths, and finally a tree of life for those who embrace her.

    Teaching kept closevv. 1–12

    The fatherly voice begins with teaching that must not be forgotten, but kept in the heart. Loving devotion and faithfulness are to be worn almost like jewellery, while trust in the LORD is set against the precarious furniture of self-understanding. Wisdom here straightens paths, heals bones, fills barns, and even gives discipline the curious credentials of love.

    The lady with the treevv. 13–26

    Wisdom now enters as a woman, hands full of long life, riches, and honor. Her paths are pleasant and peaceful, though she is also a tree of life, which is a brisk change of scenery for a person who has just been carrying treasure. The LORD’s own wisdom founded earth, opened the watery depths, and coaxed dew from the clouds; sound judgment and discernment then become a safer companion for the sleeper, whose foot is spared the snare.

    Goodness without postponementvv. 27–35

    The teaching turns from cosmic architecture to the neighbour next door. Good is not to be withheld when it can be given, and tomorrow is not to be used as a cupboard for provisions already in hand. The neighbour trusts, the violent man is not to be envied, and the LORD’s final sorting is wonderfully compact: friendship for the upright, grace for the humble, honour for the wise, and shame for fools.

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    1. Prov 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

    2. Prov 3:2for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.

    3. Prov 3:3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

    4. Prov 3:4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

    5. Prov 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

    6. Prov 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

    7. Prov 3:7Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

    8. Prov 3:8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

    9. Prov 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

    10. Prov 3:10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

    11. Prov 3:11My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;

    12. Prov 3:12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

    13. Prov 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

    14. Prov 3:14for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

    15. Prov 3:15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

    16. Prov 3:16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

    17. Prov 3:17All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

    18. Prov 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

    19. Prov 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

    20. Prov 3:20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

    21. Prov 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.

    22. Prov 3:22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

    23. Prov 3:23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

    24. Prov 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

    25. Prov 3:25Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

    26. Prov 3:26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

    27. Prov 3:27Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

    28. Prov 3:28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

    29. Prov 3:29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

    30. Prov 3:30Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.

    31. Prov 3:31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

    32. Prov 3:32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

    33. Prov 3:33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

    34. Prov 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

    35. Prov 3:35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

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    • 5Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
    • 5Jeremiah 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
    • 5Proverbs 28:26He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
    • 5Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
    • 5Isaiah 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
    • 5Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
    • 5Jeremiah 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
    • 51 Corinthians 3:18–20Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
    • 6Proverbs 16:3Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
    • 5Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
    • 6Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
    • 5Proverbs 22:19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
    • 6Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
    • 5Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
    • 5Ephesians 1:12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
    • 6Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

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