Acknowledge the Lord in your Path & He Will Direct You |
Proverbs 3:1-35 Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks] |
My son, [don’t ] forget my [Law] & let your heart keep my commandments. For [many] days & [a] long life & peace shall [be added] to you. [Don’t] let mercy & truth [abandon] you. |
[Tie] them [around] your neck & write them [within] your heart, [like a tablet,] so you shall find favor & good understanding in the sight of God & man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart & [don’t depend] on your own understanding. |
Acknowledge [the Lord God] in all your [roads] & He shall direct your paths. [Don’t] be wise in your own eyes. Fear [respect] the Lord & depart from evil. It shall be [healthy for] your [body & strengthen] your bones [like] marrow. |
Honor the Lord with your [possessions] & with [the tithes of] the first fruits of all your increase [of produce,] so, your barns [are] filled with plenty & your [wine vats] burst with new wine. |
My son, [don’t] despise the [discipline] of the Lord, nor be weary of His correction. For the Lord [corrects those] whom He loves, even [like] a father, [who corrects] the son in whom he [is delighted.] |
[Revelation 3:19-21 I [reprimand & chastise,] as many as I love. Therefore, be zealous & repent. [Watch,] I stand at the door & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come in to him & will [dine] with him & he with Me. I will grant to him [who] overcomes, to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame & am set down with My Father [on] His throne.] |
Happy is the man [who] finds wisdom & the man [who] gets understanding. For [its gain] is [more valuable] than [the profit of] silver & the gain [of it, is better] than fine gold. [They are] more precious than rubies & [anything] you can desire [can’t] be compared to [them.] A [long life] is in [their] right hand & riches & honor in [their] left hand. |
[The roads of wisdom & understanding are pleasant] & all [their] paths are [peaceful.] [Wisdom & understanding] is a Tree of Life to [those who grasp them] & happy is everyone [who remembers them.] |
By wisdom, the Lord has [laid the foundations of] the earth & by understanding, He established the heavens. [Psalm 102:25 Of old, You have laid the foundation of the earth & the heavens are the work of Your hands.] |
By [God’s] knowledge the [ocean] depths are broken up & the clouds drop down the dew. [Genesis 7:11 [On] the 600th year of Noah’s life, [on] the 19th day of the 2nd month, [on] the same day, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up & the windows of heaven were opened.] |
My son, [don’t] let them depart from [before] your eyes. Keep sound wisdom & [make responsible choices,] so they shall [deliver] life unto your soul & grace to your neck. |
Then, you shall walk in your [path] safely & your foot [won’t] stumble. When you lie down, you shall not be afraid. [Yes,] you shall lie down & your sleep shall be sweet. [Don’t] be afraid of sudden fear & neither the [destruction] of the wicked, when it comes. |
[1 Peter 3:17-18 For it is better, if the will of God be that you suffer for doing well, than for doing evil. For Christ has also suffered once for [our] sins, the just for the unjust, [so] He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but [made alive] in the Spirit.] |
For the Lord shall be your confidence & shall keep your foot from being [caught.] [Don’t] withhold good from [those] to whom it is due, when [it’s within your] power to do it. [Don’t] say to your neighbor [who needs something,] Go & come again tomorrow & I will give [it;] when you have it by you. |
[Don’t] devise evil [plots] against your neighbor, seeing [that] he lives [safely] by you. [Don’t argue] with [men] without [a reason,] if he [hasn’t] done [any] harm [to] you.] |
[Don’t] envy the oppressor & [don’t] choose [any] of his ways. For the [wicked person] is an abomination to the Lord: but [the Lord’s mystery] is with the righteous. |
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked; but He blesses the [home] of the just. Surely, [God] scorns [those who look down on others,] but gives grace to the [humble.] The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the legacy of fools. |