{"book":"Proverbs","slug":"proverbs","ch":3,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Proverbs","prev":"proverbs/2","next":"proverbs/4","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"My son, do not forget my teaching,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but let your heart keep my commandments;"}],"h":"Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"for they will add length to your days,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"years and peace to your life."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.","f":["Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"bind them around your neck,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"write them on the tablet of your heart."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then you will find favor and high regard"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in the sight of God and man."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Trust in the LORD with all your heart,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and lean not on your own understanding;"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths {straight}.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"in all your ways acknowledge Him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He will make your paths {straight}."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Be not wise in your own eyes;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"fear the LORD and turn away from evil."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.","f":["Hebrew navel","Or medicine"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"This will bring healing to your body"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and refreshment to your bones."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Honor the LORD with your wealth"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and with the firstfruits of all your crops;"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"then your barns will be filled with plenty,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and your vats will overflow with new wine."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;","f":["LXX and do not lose heart when He rebukes; 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nothing you desire compares with her.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"She is more precious than rubies;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"nothing you desire compares with her."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand [are] riches and honor.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Long life is in her right hand;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in her left hand [are] riches and honor."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths [are] peaceful.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"All her ways are pleasant,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and all her paths [are] peaceful."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and those who lay hold of her are blessed."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD founded the earth by wisdom"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and established the heavens by understanding."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the clouds dripped with dew."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"My son, do not lose sight of this:"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Preserve sound judgment and discernment."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":22,"t":"They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They will be life to your soul"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and adornment to your neck."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then you will go on your way in safety,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and your foot will not stumble."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When you lie down, you will not be afraid;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when you rest, your sleep will be sweet."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not fear sudden danger"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"for the LORD will be your confidence"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and will keep your foot from the snare."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.","f":["Or from its owners"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not withhold good from the deserving"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when it is within your power to act."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":28,"t":"Do not tell your neighbor,“ Come back tomorrow [and] I will provide ”— when you already have the means.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not tell your neighbor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ Come back tomorrow [and] I will provide ”—"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when you already have the means."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not devise evil against your neighbor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for he trustfully dwells beside you."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not accuse a man without cause,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when he has done you no harm."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not envy a violent man"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or choose any of his ways;"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":32,"t":"for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"for the LORD detests the perverse,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but He is a friend to the upright."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":33,"t":"The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but He blesses the home of the righteous."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":34,"t":"He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.","f":["LXX The Lord opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble; 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