Thematic Bible
Proverbs 3:1 (show verse)
My son, don't forget my instruction, and keep my commandments carefully in mind.
Proverbs 3:2 (show verse)
For they will add length to your days, years to your life, and abundant peace to you.
Proverbs 3:3 (show verse)
Do not let gracious love and truth leave you. Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,
Proverbs 3:4 (show verse)
and find favor and a good reputation with God and men.
Proverbs 3:5 (show verse)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6 (show verse)
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:7 (show verse)
Do not be wise in your own opinion. Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:8 (show verse)
This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:9 (show verse)
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first of all your produce,
Proverbs 3:10 (show verse)
so your barns will be filled with abundance, and your vats will burst open with new wine.
Proverbs 3:11 (show verse)
My son, do not reject the LORD's discipline, and do not despise his correction,
Proverbs 3:12 (show verse)
because the LORD corrects the person he loves, just as a father corrects the son he delights in.
Proverbs 3:13 (show verse)
How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding,
Proverbs 3:14 (show verse)
because her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than fine gold.
Proverbs 3:15 (show verse)
She is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
Proverbs 3:16 (show verse)
Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are riches and honor.
Proverbs 3:17 (show verse)
Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
Proverbs 3:18 (show verse)
She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.
Proverbs 3:19 (show verse)
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place.
Proverbs 3:20 (show verse)
By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew.
Proverbs 3:21 (show verse)
My son, do not let wisdom leave your sight. Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment,
Proverbs 3:22 (show verse)
and they will be life to you and a graceful ornament for your neck.
Proverbs 3:23 (show verse)
Then you will travel safely on your way, and your foot will not stumble.
Proverbs 3:24 (show verse)
When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.
Proverbs 3:25 (show verse)
Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or the devastation that comes to the wicked.
Proverbs 3:26 (show verse)
Indeed, the LORD will be your confidence, and he will keep your foot from being caught.
Proverbs 3:27 (show verse)
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
Proverbs 3:28 (show verse)
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back. I will pay you tomorrow," when you have cash with you.
Proverbs 3:29 (show verse)
Do not plan to harm your neighbor, when he is living peacefully beside you.
Proverbs 3:30 (show verse)
Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:31 (show verse)
Do not envy a violent man, and do not emulate his lifestyle.
Proverbs 3:32 (show verse)
Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting to the LORD, but he takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 3:33 (show verse)
The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:34 (show verse)
Though God scoffs at scoffers, he gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 3:35 (show verse)
The wise will inherit honor, but he holds fools up for ridicule.