Proverbs 3:1-14 ▼

1 My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments;

2 For the length of days and long life will they add to you;

3 And peace, mercy, and truth will not forsake you; bind them about your neck; write them upon the tablets of your heart:

4 So you shall find favor, grace, and understanding in the sight of God and men.

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and rely not on your own wisdom.

6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.

7 Be not wise in your own eyes; revere the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be healing to your flesh and marrow to your bones.

9 Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your crops;

10 So shall your barns be filled with plenty, and your wine presses shall burst out with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither be weary of his corrections.

12 For whom the LORD loves he corrects, even as a father corrects his son.

13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the son of the man who finds understanding.

14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and its gains than fine gold.