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The father joins mercy, truth, trust, generosity, correction, and wisdom; he warns against self-wisdom and envy and praises wisdom as more valuable than riches.
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Proverbs 3
The father joins mercy, truth, trust, generosity, correction, and wisdom; he warns against self-wisdom and envy and praises wisdom as more valuable than riches.
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Verses 1–6Trust in the LORD with all the heart and acknowledge him in every wayVerses 7–12Fear the LORD, honor him, and receive his correction as a father’s loveVerses 13–20Wisdom is more valuable than riches and was present in God’s ordering of creationVerses 21–26Keep sound wisdom, and the LORD will give safety and confidenceVerses 27–35Do good when able, avoid needless strife, and do not envy the oppressor
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1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart…2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall…3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about…4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the…5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean…6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct…7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD,…8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to…9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits…10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy…11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither…12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a…13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man…14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise…15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things…16Length of days is in her right hand; and in…17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths…18She is a tree of life to them that lay…19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding…20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the…21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep…22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace…23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy…24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea,…25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation…26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep…27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,…28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and…29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely…30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have…31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his…32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his…33The curse of the LORD is in the house of…34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto…35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the…