Proverbs 3 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts. My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
2 For they shall set before you length of days, and years of life, and peace. for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
3 Let not mercy and truth abandon you: encircle them around your throat, and inscribe them on the tablets of your heart. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 And so shall you discover grace and good discipline, in the sight of God and men. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
7 Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 Certainly, it shall be health to your navel, and refreshment to your bones. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits, Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 and then your storehouses will be filled with abundance, and your presses shall overflow with wine. then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
11 My son, do not discard the discipline of the Lord, and do not fall away when you are corrected by him. My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,
12 For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over. for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence. Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,
14 Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold. for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
15 She is more precious than all riches, and all that can be desired cannot prevail in comparison to her. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Length of days is at her right hand, and at her left hand is wealth and glory. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceful. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who overtake her, and he who shall take hold of her is blessed. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
19 The Lord founded the earth on wisdom. He secured the heavens with prudence. The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
20 By his wisdom, the abyss erupted and the clouds increased with dew. by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
21 My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel. My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;
22 And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice. and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
23 Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble. Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet. If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you. Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 For the Lord will be at your side, and he will guard your feet, so that you may not be seized. for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.
27 Do not prevent him who is able from doing good. When you are able, do good yourself too. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your friend: “Go away, and then return. Tomorrow I will give to you.” When you are able to do so, give in the present. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you. Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you|— when you already have it with you.
29 Do not undertake evil against your friend, even though he has trust in you. Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
30 Do not contend against a man without cause, even though he has done no evil to you. Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways. Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.
32 For everyone who ridicules is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is for the simple. for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence. For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
33 Destitution in the house of the impious is from the Lord. But the habitations of the just shall be blessed. The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34 He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild. Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
35 The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful. The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
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