Bible Verses about 'Proverbs 3:5'
| Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord rather than relying on your own intelligence. In everything you do, acknowledge him, and he will see that your paths are straight. | Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. |
| My son, do not forget my teaching, but cherish my commandments in your heart, for they will bring you length of days, more years of life, and an abundance of prosperity. | My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace. |
| Do not let kindness and fidelity leave you; fasten them around your neck and inscribe them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will gain favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. | Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
| Do not pride yourself on your own wisdom; fear the Lord and turn your back on evil. This will provide healing for your flesh and restore strength to your body. | Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones. |
| Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops. | Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase. |
| My son, do not ignore the Lord’s discipline or refuse to accept his rebuke. For the Lord disciplines those whom he loves, just as a father chastises a beloved son. | My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction; for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights. |
| Blessed is the person who has found wisdom, the one who has gained understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. |
| Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due when it is in your power to grant it. | Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. |
| Do not envy a violent man or choose to emulate any of his ways. For the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord whose friendship is bestowed only upon the upright. | Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways. For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright. |
| Acquire wisdom and gain understanding; never forget or turn aside from my words. | Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. |
| The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom, and no matter what the cost, acquire understanding. | Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. |
| Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied. | Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. |
| I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom and led you along the paths of righteousness. | I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. |
| My son, concentrate attentively on my words; pay heed to the instructions I pass on to you. Do not let them slip from your mind; keep them forever in your heart. | My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. |
| Guard your heart with all possible vigilance, for from it flow the wellsprings of life. | Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. |
| Turn away from the mouth that deceives and keep your distance from lips that mislead. | Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. |
| Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze on what lies before you. | Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. |
| Ensure that the path you tread is level, and then your ways will be sure. | Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. |
| Do not swerve either to the right or to the left; keep your foot far from evil. | Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. |
| Observe your father’s command, my son, and do not reject your mother’s teaching. | My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. |
| Or can a man walk on red-hot coals without scorching his feet? | Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? |
| The fear of the Lord implies hatred of evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and perverse speech. | The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. |
| For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son gives grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. |
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