Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart 1 UDB My son, do not forget the lessons I have taught you. Keep my commands inside of you as important guidance for how you will live BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 UDB because they will help you live a long life, measured in either days or years, and they will bring you peace in addition to all the lessons they teach you. BSB BSB: for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 UDB Treat others with tenderness and always speak the truth to them. Let tenderness and truth guide you in every relationship, as if they both were on a necklace you wear, a necklace that guides you in everything you say. BSB BSB: Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 UDB Then you will experience God's delight in you, and people will also approve of you. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 UDB Put all your trust in Yahweh, and do not take action because you made up your mind what you should do; BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 UDB but in every choice and decision, look to Yahweh, and he will show you how you must live. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 UDB Do not think you are wise enough to direct your life; give Yahweh the reverence he deserves, and when evil invites you in, turn aside from it. BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 UDB Giving Yahweh reverence will make your body healthy and it will give your bones the food it needs. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 UDB When you gain money, honor Yahweh by giving him the tithe; give him the first portion of what you received, to remember it all came from him. BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 UDB If you honor Yahweh, your storerooms will be so full that they will overflow, and your barrels will be bursting with all the wine you have made. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 UDB My son, do not hate it when Yahweh corrects you, and when he rebukes you, do not resent it, BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 UDB for Yahweh only corrects those he loves, just like parents correct their children whom they love. BSB BSB: for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
The Blessings of Wisdom 13 UDB Those who get wisdom are fortunate; with her they also get understanding. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 UDB Wisdom gives you a better profit than owning silver, and she will give you something that is much more valuable than gold. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 UDB Being wise is more precious than jewels and there is nothing you desire that is worth as much as wisdom. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 UDB Wisdom can make you able to live a long life, if you do what she teaches; she is also ready to make you wealthy and to persuade other people to honor you. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 UDB Wisdom is known by how kind she is, and she always directs you to the place where you will find peace. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 UDB Wisdom is like a tree whose fruit gives life to those who hold on to it, and Yahweh gives happiness to those who hold on to it. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 UDB By his wisdom Yahweh laid out the earth from the very beginning, and by his understanding he put everything in the heavens exactly where it should be. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 UDB The deepest part of the oceans broke open according to Yahweh's design, and in the same way, he made the dew so it would fall from the clouds above. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 UDB My son, hold on to good sense in the decisions you make, and do not take your eye off of them. BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 UDB They will bring life to you, and a sign of Yahweh's blessings on your life that people can see by your good judgment. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 UDB Your good decisions will take you where you are going in safety, and they will keep you from taking a wrong step on the way. BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 UDB When you lie down to sleep, you will not have any fear, and your sleep will be refreshing. BSB BSB: When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 UDB Do not let a disaster fill you with terror, and do not let wicked people fill you with fear when they come for you. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 UDB Yahweh takes your side to defend you; he will not allow any trap to catch and hold you. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 UDB Give good gifts to those who deserve it; when you can, help them. BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 UDB Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; perhaps I will help you tomorrow," when you have the money with you and can help him now. BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 UDB Do not make plans to harm anyone you know, especially those who live close to you and trust you. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 UDB If a person has done nothing to you, do not argue with him or say he has done something to you. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 UDB Do not envy a person who does violence to others, and do not imitate anything he does. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 UDB A lying person is hated by Yahweh for what he does, but Yahweh is a close friend to anyone who lives rightly. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 UDB Yahweh promises punishment to the families of those who do evil things, but he makes happy the families of the good. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 UDB Yahweh makes fools of those who treat others with disrespect, but he gives his kindness to people who are humble. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 UDB Those who are wise will be honored, but foolish people will become well known for their dishonor. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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