19/03/2026
"The Beauty of Proverbs 3"
Proverbs 3:1-35 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 Lordās 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 earthās 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, āCome back tomorrow and Iāll give it to youāā 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 reasonā 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 Lordās 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.
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