New King James Version (Tinasha LaRaye)

New King James Version (Simon Bubb)

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            <div class="label">3</div><div class="s"><span class="heading">Guidance for the Young</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.3.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My son, do not forget my law,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.3.1"><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Deut. 8:1</span></span><span class="content">But let your heart keep my commands;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.3.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">For length of days and long life</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.3.2"><span class="content">And </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ps. 119:165; Prov. 4:10</span></span><span class="content">peace they will add to you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.3.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Let not mercy and truth forsake you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.3.3"><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ex. 13:9; Deut. 6:8; Prov. 6:21</span></span><span class="content">Bind them around your neck,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.3.3"><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Prov. 7:3; Jer. 17:1; (2 Cor. 3:3)</span></span><span class="content">Write them on the tablet of your heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.3.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">1 Sam. 2:26; Luke 2:52; Rom. 14:18</span></span><span class="it"><span class="content">And</span></span><span class="content"> so find favor and high esteem</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.3.4"><span class="content">In the sight of God and man.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.3.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">(Ps. 37:3, 5); Prov. 22:19</span></span><span class="content">Trust in the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> with all your heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.3.5"><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Prov. 23:4; (Jer. 9:23, 24)</span></span><span class="content">And lean not on your own understanding;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.3.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">(1 Chr. 28:9); Prov. 16:3; (Phil. 4:6; James 1:5)</span></span><span class="content">In all your ways acknowledge Him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.3.6"><span class="content">And He shall direct your paths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.3.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Do not be wise in your own </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Rom. 12:16</span></span><span class="content">eyes;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.3.7"><span class="content">Fear the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and depart from evil.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.3.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">It will be health to your flesh,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.3.8"><span class="content">And </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Job 21:24</span></span><span class="content">strength to your bones.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.3.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ex. 22:29; Deut. 26:2; (Mal. 3:10)</span></span><span class="content">Honor the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> with your possessions,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.3.9"><span class="content">And with the firstfruits of all your increase;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.3.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Deut. 28:8</span></span><span class="content">So your barns will be filled with plenty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.3.10"><span class="content">And your vats will overflow with new wine.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.3.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Job 5:17; Ps. 94:12; Heb. 12:5, 6; Rev. 3:19</span></span><span class="content">My son, do not despise the chastening of the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.3.11"><span class="content">Nor detest His correction;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.3.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">For whom the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> loves He corrects,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.3.12"><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Deut. 8:5; Prov. 13:24</span></span><span class="content">Just as a father the son </span><span class="it"><span class="content">in</span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="it"><span class="content">whom</span></span><span class="content"> he delights.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.3.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Prov. 8:32, 34, 35</span></span><span class="content">Happy </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> the man </span><span class="it"><span class="content">who</span></span><span class="content"> finds wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.3.13"><span class="content">And the man </span><span class="it"><span class="content">who</span></span><span class="content"> gains understanding;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.3.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Job 28:13</span></span><span class="content">For her proceeds </span><span class="it"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content"> better than the profits of silver,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.3.14"><span class="content">And her gain than fine gold.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.3.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">She </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> more precious than rubies,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.3.15"><span class="content">And </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Matt. 13:44</span></span><span class="content">all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.3.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Prov. 8:18; (1 Tim. 4:8)</span></span><span class="content">Length of days </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> in her right hand,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.3.16"><span class="content">In her left hand riches and honor.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.3.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">(Matt. 11:29)</span></span><span class="content">Her ways </span><span class="it"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content"> ways of pleasantness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.3.17"><span class="content">And all her paths </span><span class="it"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content"> peace.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.3.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">She </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Gen. 2:9; Prov. 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Rev. 2:7</span></span><span class="content">a tree of life to those who take hold of her,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.3.18"><span class="content">And happy </span><span class="it"><span class="content">are</span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="it"><span class="content">all</span></span><span class="content"> who retain her.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.3.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ps. 104:24; Prov. 8:27</span></span><span class="content">The </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> by wisdom founded the earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.3.19"><span class="content">By understanding He established the heavens;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.3.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">By His knowledge the depths were </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Gen. 7:11</span></span><span class="content">broken up,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.3.20"><span class="content">And clouds drop down the dew.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.3.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">My son, let them not depart from your eyes&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.3.21"><span class="content">Keep sound wisdom and discretion;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.3.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">So they will be life to your soul</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.3.22"><span class="content">And grace to your neck.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.3.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">(Ps. 37:24; 91:11, 12); Prov. 10:9</span></span><span class="content">Then you will walk safely in your way,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.3.23"><span class="content">And your foot will not stumble.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.3.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">When you lie down, you will not be afraid;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.3.24"><span class="content">Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.3.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ps. 91:5; 1 Pet. 3:14</span></span><span class="content">Do not be afraid of sudden terror,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.3.25"><span class="content">Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.3.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will be your confidence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.3.26"><span class="content">And will keep your foot from being caught.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.3.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Rom. 13:7; (Gal. 6:10)</span></span><span class="content">Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.3.27"><span class="content">When it is in the power of your hand to do </span><span class="it"><span class="content">so.</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.3.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Lev. 19:13; Deut. 24:15</span></span><span class="content">Do not say to your neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.3.28"><span class="content">&#8220;Go, and come back,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.3.28"><span class="content">And tomorrow I will give </span><span class="it"><span class="content">it,</span></span><span class="content">&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.3.28"><span class="content">When you have it with you.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.3.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Do not devise evil against your neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.3.29"><span class="content">For he dwells by you for safety&#8217;s sake.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.3.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Prov. 26:17; (Rom. 12:18)</span></span><span class="content">Do not strive with a man without cause,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.3.30"><span class="content">If he has done you no harm.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.3.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ps. 37:1; Prov. 24:1</span></span><span class="content">Do not envy the oppressor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.3.31"><span class="content">And choose none of his ways;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.3.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">For the perverse </span><span class="it"><span class="content">person</span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> an abomination to the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.3.32"><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Ps. 25:14</span></span><span class="content">But His secret counsel </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> with the upright.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.3.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Lev. 26:14, 16; Deut. 11:28; Zech. 5:3, 4; Mal. 2:2</span></span><span class="content">The curse of the </span><span class="sc"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="it"><span class="content">is</span></span><span class="content"> on the house of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.3.33"><span class="content">But </span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">Job 8:6; Ps. 1:3</span></span><span class="content">He blesses the home of the just.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.3.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="note x"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body">James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5</span></span><span class="content">Surely He scorns the scornful,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.3.34"><span class="content">But gives grace to the humble.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.3.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">The wise shall inherit glory,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.3.35"><span class="content">But shame shall be the legacy of fools.</span></span></div>
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My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.
Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,
And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones.
Honor the LORD with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,
Nor detest His correction;
For whom the LORD loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies,
And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who retain her.
The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;
By His knowledge the depths were broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.
My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
So they will be life to your soul
And grace to your neck.
Then you will walk safely in your way,
And your foot will not stumble.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
For the LORD will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just.
Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

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