Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart 1 UST My child, remember the rules I have taught you! Always be mindful to obey what I have commanded you! BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 UST { Do this} because{ obeying} what I have commanded you will help you live for a long time with many fulfilling and peaceful years. BSB BSB: for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 UST Always be faithful and trustworthy. Let everyone see{ how faithful and trustworthy you are, as if} they were a necklace you are wearing. Remember to be faithful and trustworthy at all times. BSB BSB: Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 UST As a result of doing so, both God and people will approve of you and consider you an insightful person. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 UST Trust Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you understand. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 UST Let Yahweh lead you whenever you do anything. As a result{ of doing so}, he will show you what you should do. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 UST Do not think that you know what is best. Instead, revere Yahweh and refuse to do what is evil. BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 UST Doing so will make your body healthy. Indeed,{ doing so} will strengthen you from the inside. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 UST Revere Yahweh{ by giving to him} some of your riches, and{ by giving to him} some of the first{ crops} from everything that you harvest. BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 UST { Doing so} will result in your places for storing crops becoming completely full{ of crops}. Even your containers for wine will overflow with fresh wine. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 UST My child, do not refuse to listen when Yahweh corrects you. Do not be resentful even when he rebukes you. BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 UST { Do not respond in that way} because Yahweh{ only} reproves the people whom he loves, just as a father reproves the children whom he cherishes. 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 UST People who become wise are happy. Indeed, the people who understand{ Yahweh’ s world are the ones who} are truly happy. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 UST { This is} because being wise benefits people more than silver{ could benefit them}. Indeed, being wise is worth more to people than having gold. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 UST Being wise is more valuable than precious jewels. There is nothing that you could desire that is worth as much as being wise. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 UST Being wise will help you live for a long time. Being wise will help you become wealthy and honorable. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 UST Being wise will allow you to live pleasantly. Indeed, in every way being wise will allow you to live peacefully. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 UST What is wise is{ like} a tree{ with fruit} that sustains the people who possess it, People who are consistently wise live happily. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 UST Yahweh made the world through being wise. Through being skillful, he made the sky and everything in it. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 UST Through knowing all things, Yahweh made water burst forth from deep{ below the earth} and he made water fall from the clouds{ above}. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 UST My child, always remember to do what is prudent and brings a good outcome. Always be mindful to do those things. BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 UST Doing so will give you a satisfying life and people will honor and respect you. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 UST Doing what is prudent and good will{ also} cause you to live safely. They will keep you from making any serious mistakes. BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 UST When you lie down{ to sleep}, you will not fear anything. You will lie down{ to sleep} and sleep peacefully. BSB BSB: When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 UST Do not worry about something terrible suddenly happening{ to you}, or about{ what will happen} when God destroys wicked people. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 UST { Do not worry} because Yahweh will make you confident. He will not allow people to harm you. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 UST Do not refrain from giving what is good to people who deserve it when you are able to do so. BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 UST When you are with a friend{ who needs something}, and you have it with you, do not tell that person,“Go away and come back tomorrow. I will give it to you then.” BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 UST Do not plan to harm people that you interact with, because they live near you and they trust you. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 UST Do not argue needlessly with someone who has not harmed you. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 UST Do not envy violent people. Do not imitate anything they do. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 UST { Do not do so} because Yahweh detests{ such} people who act wickedly, but he converses like a friend with people who act uprightly. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 UST Yahweh causes bad things to happen to the families of wicked people, but he causes good things to happen to the families of righteous people. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 UST When people ridicule{ others}, it is Yahweh who ridicules them, but he kindly helps those who are humble. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 UST People will honor wise people, but people will shame foolish people. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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