Proverbs 3:2-10 in English

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:

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

⁸ It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

⁸ Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:

¹⁰ that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acquaint yourself with her, that she may rightly direct your paths.

⁷ Be not wise in your own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

⁸ Then shall there be health to your body, and good keeping to your bones.

⁹ Honor the Lord with your just labors, and give him the first of your fruits of righteousness:

¹⁰ that your storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that your presses may burst forth with wine.

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:

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ Always allow him to lead you. If you do that, he will ◄show you the right path/direct your life►.

⁷ Do not be proud of being wise. Instead, revere Yahweh and turn away from doing evil.

⁸ If you do that, your body will be healthy/strong; it will be like medicine for you.

⁹ Honor Yahweh by what you do with your money; and by giving him the first part of your harvest.

¹⁰ If you do that, you will have a good harvest. Yahweh will fill your barns with grain, and your vats/containers will be overflowing with grape juice for making wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acquaint yourself with her, that she may rightly direct your paths.

⁷ Be not wise in your own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

⁸ Then shall there be health to your body, and good keeping to your bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with your just labours, and give him the first of your fruits of righteousness:

¹⁰ that your storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that your presses may burst forth with wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honour the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

⁷ Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

⁸ This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

⁹ Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

¹⁰ So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.

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;

⁶ in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

⁸ it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.

⁹ Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

¹⁰ so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.

⁷ I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

⁸ For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:

¹⁰ And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.

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!

⁶ Remember him in everything you do, and he'll show you the right way.

⁷ Don't think you're wise—respect God and avoid evil.

⁸ Then you will have healed and be made strong.

⁹ Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all the crops you grow.

¹⁰ Then your barns will be filled with produce, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.

⁷ Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

⁸ So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.

¹⁰ So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: Fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make level thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

⁸ It will be healing to thy body, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honor the Lord with thy wealth, and with the first-fruits of all thy products:

¹⁰ So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and with new wine shall thy presses overflow.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, That she may rightly direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own conceit; But fear God, and depart from all evil.

⁸ Then shall there be health to thy body, And good keeping to thy bones.

⁹ Honor the Lord with thy just labors, And give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:

¹⁰ That thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, And that thy presses may burst forth with wine.

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;

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will make thy paths plain.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy muscles, And moisture to thy bones.

⁹ Honor the LORD with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thy increase;

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Adonai , and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honor Adonai with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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;

⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

⁸ It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment for your body.

⁹ Honor Yahweh with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce,

¹⁰ and your storehouses will be filled up and your vats will be bursting, full of new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honour the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

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

⁹ Honour the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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.

⁶ In all thy ways think on him, and he shall dress thy goings.

⁷ Be thou not wise with thyself; dread thou God, and go away from evil.

⁸ For why health shall be in thy navel, and moisting of thy bones.

⁹ Honour thou the Lord of thy chattel or substance, and of the best of all thy fruits give thou to poor men;

¹⁰ and thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy pressers or presses shall flow with wine.

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.)

⁶ In all thy ways think on him, and he shall (ad)dress thy goings. (In all thy ways, or in all thy deeds, think of him, and he shall direct thy steps.)

⁷ Be thou not wise with thyself; dread thou God, and go away from evil. (Do not think thyself wise; but fear God or but revere God, and go thou away from evil.)

⁸ For why health shall be in thy navel, and moisting of thy bones. (For that shall be health for thy body, or thy entrails, and moistening for thy bones.)

⁹ Honour thou the Lord of thy chattel, and of the best of all thy fruits give thou to poor men; (Honour thou the Lord with thy possessions, and with the best of all thy fruits, or of all thy earnings;)

¹⁰ and (then) thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy pressers shall flow with wine (or and thy winepresses shall flow with wine).

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.

⁶ In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

⁸ Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

⁹ Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

¹⁰ And filled are thy barns with plenty, And with new wine thy presses break forth.