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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, don't forget my teaching; But let your heart keep my commandments: | 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 length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to you. | 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: | Don't let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of 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 find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. | 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: | Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don't lean on your own understanding. | 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 acknowledge him, And he will direct your paths. | 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: | Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart 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. | It will be health to your body, And nourishment 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: | Honor Yahweh with your substance, 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 barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow 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, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, Neither be weary of his reproof: | 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 whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; Even as a father the son in whom he delights. | 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 finds wisdom, The man who gets understanding. | 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 the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, The profit of it better than fine 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 more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to 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. | Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor. | 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 pleasantness. All her paths 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 those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains 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. | By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens. | 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 depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. | 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, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion: | 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 to 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 shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble. | 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 lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet. | 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: | Don't be afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes: | 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 Yahweh will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being taken. | 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. | Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, 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. | Don't say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, Tomorrow I will give," When you have it by you. | 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. | Don't devise evil against your neighbor, Seeing he dwells securely by you. | 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. | Don't strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm. | 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. | Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways. | 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 perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, But his friendship is with 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 Yahweh is in the house of the wicked, But he blesses the habitation of the righteous. | 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. | Surely he mocks the mockers, But he gives grace to the humble. | 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 inherit glory, But shame will be the promotion of fools. | Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame! |
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