Thematic Bible

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;

Proverbs 3:2

For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

Proverbs 3:3

Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:4

So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 3:8

It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:9

Honor the Lord from your wealth
And from the first of all your produce;

Proverbs 3:10

So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 3:11

My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord
Or loathe His reproof,

Proverbs 3:12

For whom the Lord loves He reproves,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:13

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.

Proverbs 3:14

For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15

She is more precious than jewels;
And nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.

Proverbs 3:19

The Lord by wisdom founded the earth,
By understanding He established the heavens.

Proverbs 3:20

By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the skies drip with dew.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let them not vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Proverbs 3:22

So they will be life to your soul
And adornment to your neck.

Proverbs 3:23

Then you will walk in your way securely
And your foot will not stumble.

Proverbs 3:24

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 3:25

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

Proverbs 3:26

For the Lord will be your confidence
And will keep your foot from being caught.

Proverbs 3:27

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.

Proverbs 3:28

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

Proverbs 3:29

Do not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.

Proverbs 3:30

Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.

Proverbs 3:32

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But He is intimate with the upright.

Proverbs 3:33

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:34

Though He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

Proverbs 3:35

The wise will inherit honor,
But fools display dishonor.