Proverbs 3

¹My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,† (1 connection)

²for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.†⇄ (10 connections)

³Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.† (3 connections)

⁴So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.†⇄ (4 connections)

⁵Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.†⇄ (11 connections)

⁶In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.† (2 connections)

⁷Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.†⇄ (4 connections)

⁸It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

⁹Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;†⇄ (23 connections)

¹⁰so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.† (1 connection)

¹¹My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;†⇄ (27 connections)

¹²for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.†⇄ (26 connections)

¹³Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.† (3 connections)

¹⁴For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.† (2 connections)

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.† (1 connection)

¹⁶Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.†⇄ (13 connections)

¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

¹⁸She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.†⇄ (34 connections)

¹⁹By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.†⇄ (20 connections)

²⁰By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.† (1 connection)

²¹My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,† (2 connections)

²²so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.

²³Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.† (2 connections)

²⁴When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.† (1 connection)

²⁵Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;

²⁶for the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.

²⁷Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.†⇄ (3 connections)

²⁸Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.† (4 connections)

²⁹Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.

³⁰Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

³¹Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

³²For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.†⇄ (9 connections)

³³The LORD’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

³⁴Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.†⇄ (5 connections)

³⁵The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.† (1 connection)