International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
1My son, don't forget my instruction, and keep my commandments carefully in mind. | 1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; |
2For they will add length to your days, years to your life, and abundant peace to you. | 2for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. |
3Do not let gracious love and truth leave you. Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, | 3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. |
4and find favor and a good reputation with God and men. | 4Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. |
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding. | 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; |
6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. | 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. |
7Do not be wise in your own opinion. Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. | 7Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. |
8This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones. | 8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. |
9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first of all your produce, | 9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; |
10so your barns will be filled with abundance, and your vats will burst open with new wine. | 10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. |
11My son, do not reject the LORD's discipline, and do not despise his correction, | 11My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; |
12because the LORD corrects the person he loves, just as a father corrects the son he delights in. | 12for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights. |
13How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding, | 13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, |
14because her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than fine gold. | 14for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. |
15She is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. | 15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. |
16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are riches and honor. | 16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. |
17Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceful. | 17All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. |
18She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful. | 18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. |
19By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place. | 19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. |
20By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew. | 20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew. |
21My son, do not let wisdom leave your sight. Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment, | 21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment. |
22and they will be life to you and a graceful ornament for your neck. | 22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. |
23Then you will travel safely on your way, and your foot will not stumble. | 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. |
24When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant. | 24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet. |
25Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or the devastation that comes to the wicked. | 25Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked, |
26Indeed, the LORD will be your confidence, and he will keep your foot from being caught. | 26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare. |
27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. | 27Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. |
28Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back. I will pay you tomorrow," when you have cash with you. | 28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means. |
29Do not plan to harm your neighbor, when he is living peacefully beside you. | 29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you. |
30Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm. | 30Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm. |
31Do not envy a violent man, and do not emulate his lifestyle. | 31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; |
32Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting to the LORD, but he takes the upright into his confidence. | 32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright. |
33The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. | 33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous. |
34Though God scoffs at scoffers, he gives grace to the humble. | 34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble. |
35The wise will inherit honor, but he holds fools up for ridicule. | 35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame. |
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