{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:07:52.749Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":35},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 3 (DBT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 3](https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/3 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}