{"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/erv/proverbs/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T22:49:18.936Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","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 law; but let thine heart keep 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 mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding:"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits 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 chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his reproof:"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For whom the LORD loveth he reproveth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"She is more precious than rubies: and none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Length of days is in her right had; in her left hand are 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 every one that retaineth her."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to 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: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall 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 thine hand to do it."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow 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 thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the upright."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Surely he 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 fools."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 3 (ERV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 3](https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/proverbs/3 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}