Proverbs 3:1-12 ▼

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

2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart:

4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

9 Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase:

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

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.