Proverbs 3 - NKJV & ESV

My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep… Proverbs 3:1-2

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. Proverbs 3:1-2	My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. law life heart
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. Proverbs 3:3-4	Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. love reward heart

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. Proverbs 3:5-6	Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. trust dependence heart
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. Proverbs 3:7-8	Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. awe blessing evil
Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase. Proverbs 3:9	Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. money sacrifice giving
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. Proverbs 3:11-12	My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. love Father learning
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13	Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. wisdom mind understanding
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so. Proverbs 3:27	Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. honesty giving debt
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. Proverbs 3:31-32	Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. trust righteousness planning