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| Proverbs 3:1 | My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: | My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: | My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: | My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, |
| Proverbs 3:2 | For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. | For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee. | For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace. | For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee. |
| Proverbs 3:3 | Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: | Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: | Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart; | Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, |
| Proverbs 3:4 | So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. | So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man. | So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men. | And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man. |
| Proverbs 3:5 | Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. | Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: | Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support. | Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. |
| Proverbs 3:6 | In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. | In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths. | In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps. | In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths. |
| Proverbs 3:7 | Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. | Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: | Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil: | Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil. |
| Proverbs 3:8 | It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. | It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones. | This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones. | Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones. |
| Proverbs 3:9 | Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: | Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: | Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase: | Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; |
| Proverbs 3:10 | So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. | So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine. | So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine. | And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth. |
| Proverbs 3:11 | My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: | My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: | My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training: | Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, |
| Proverbs 3:12 | For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. | For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. | For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain. | For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with. |
| Proverbs 3:13 | Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. | Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. | Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge. | O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding. |
| Proverbs 3:14 | For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. | For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold. | For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold. | For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold her increase. |
| Proverbs 3:15 | She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. | She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. | She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her. | Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her. |
| Proverbs 3:16 | Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. | Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. | Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour. | Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour. |
| Proverbs 3:17 | Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. | Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. | Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace. | Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace. |
| Proverbs 3:18 | She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. | She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her. | She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her. | A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy. |
| Proverbs 3:19 | The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. | Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens. | The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place. | Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding. |
| Proverbs 3:20 | By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. | By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. | By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies. | By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew. |
| Proverbs 3:21 | My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: | My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion: | My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes. | My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness, |
| Proverbs 3:22 | So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. | So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. | So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck. | And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
| Proverbs 3:23 | Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. | Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble. | Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping. | Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble. |
| Proverbs 3:24 | When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. | When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. | When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you. | If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep. |
| Proverbs 3:25 | Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. | Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh: | Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers: | Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh. |
| Proverbs 3:26 | For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. | For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken. | For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net. | For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture. |
| Proverbs 3:27 | Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. | Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it. | Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. | Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it]. |
| Proverbs 3:28 | Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. | Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee. | Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time. | Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,` And substance with thee. |
| Proverbs 3:29 | Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. | Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. | Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear. | Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee. |
| Proverbs 3:30 | Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. | Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm. | Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong. | Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil. |
| Proverbs 3:31 | Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. | Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. | Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example. | Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways. |
| Proverbs 3:32 | For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. | For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright. | For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright. | For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel. |
| Proverbs 3:33 | The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. | The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. | The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright. | The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. |
| Proverbs 3:34 | Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. | Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly. | He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted. | If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace. |
| Proverbs 3:35 | The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. | The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools. | The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish. | Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame! |
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