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Proverbs 3:2-5 in English

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Proverbs 3:2-5 in American Standard Version (1901)

2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
Proverbs 3 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

2 for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
4 so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
5 Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 3 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 3:2-5 in King James Version + Apocrypha

2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 3:2-5 in King James (Authorized) Version

2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 3:2-5 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

2 for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; but bind them about your neck:
4 so shall you find favor: and do you provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
5 Trust in God with all your heart; and be not exalted in your own wisdom.
Proverbs 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 3:2-5 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

2 For length of days, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding:
PROVERBS 3 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Translation for Translators

2 because if you obey them you will live a long time and things will go well for you
3 Always faithfully love others and ◄be faithful/do what you say that you will do►; doing those things will cause others to be pleased with you; it will be as though you are wearing a beautiful necklace. Keep those things in your mind/inner being.
4 If you do, God and people will approve of you and think highly of you MTY.
5 Trust in Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you yourself understand.
Proverbs 3 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 3:2-5 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

2 for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; but bind them about your neck:
4 so shall you find favour: and do you provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
5 Trust in God with all your heart; and be not exalted in your own wisdom.
Proverbs 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World English Bible (Catholic)

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favour, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Bible in Basic English

2 For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
5 Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.
Proverbs 3 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Darby Translation

2 for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
3 Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
4 and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
Proverbs 3 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Douay-Rheims 1899

2 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
3 Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
4 And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
Proverbs 3 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Free Bible Version

2 Then you will live a long time, and have a full life.
3 Hold on to kindness and truth. Tie them around your neck; write them in your mind.
4 That way you'll gain a good reputation and be appreciated by both God and people.
5 Put your trust totally in the Lord—don't rely on what you think you know!
Proverbs 3 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Geneva Bible 1599

2 For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.
3 Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
Proverbs 3 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 3:2-5 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

2 For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to thee.
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;
4 So shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 3:2-5 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

2 For length of days, and long life, And peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

2 For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they increase unto thee.
3 Let kindness and truth not forsake thee; bind them about thy throat; write them upon the table of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou find grace and good favor in the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thy heart: and upon thy own understanding do not rely.
Proverbs 3 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

2 For length of existence, and years of life, And peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; But bind them about thy neck:
4 So shalt thou find favor: and do thou provide things honest In the sight of the Lord, and of men.
5 Trust in God with all thy heart; And be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 3 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 3:2-5 in George Noyes Bible

2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace shall they multiply to thee.
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; Bind them around thy neck, Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
4 Then shalt thou find favor and good success In the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, And lean not on thine own understanding;
Proverbs 3 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 3:2-5 in One Unity Resource Bible

2 for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.
3 Don’t let cheshed ·loving-kindness· and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find chen ·grace·, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in Adonai with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs [Sayings] 3 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Unlocked Literal Bible

2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness ever leave you, tie them together about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will find favor and a good reputation in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World English Bible

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World English Bible British Edition

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favour, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Noah Webster Bible

2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World Messianic Bible

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 3:2-5 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favour, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

2 For they shall set to thee the length of days, and the years of life, and peace.
3 Mercy and truth forsake thee not; bind thou those to thy throat, and write them in the tables of thine heart.
4 And thou shalt find grace, and good teaching before God and men.
5 Have thou trust in the Lord, of all thine heart; and lean thou not to thy prudence.

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

2 For they shall set to thee the length of days, and the years of life, and peace.
3 Mercy and truth forsake thee not; bind thou those to thy throat, and write them in the tables of thine heart. (Let not mercy and truth desert thee; bind thou them about thy neck, and write them on the tablets of thy heart.)
4 And thou shalt find grace (or And thou shalt receive favour), and good teaching before God and men.
5 Have thou trust in the Lord, of all thine heart; and lean thou not to thy prudence. (Have thou trust in the Lord, with all thy heart, and lean thou not unto thy own understanding.)

Proverbs 3:2-5 in Young's Literal Translation

2 For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.