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Proverbs 3:1
New English Translation
Proverbs 3:1
New English Translation
Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord[a]
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- Proverbs 3:1 sn The chapter begins with an introductory exhortation (1-4), followed by an admonition to be faithful to the Lord (5-12). Wisdom is commended as the most valuable possession (13-18), essential to creation (19-20), and the way to a long and safe life (21-26). There then follows a warning to avoid unneighborliness (27-30) and emulating the wicked (31-35).
- Proverbs 3:1 tn Heb “my son” (likewise in vv. 11, 21).
- Proverbs 3:1 tn The verb יִצֹּר (yitsor) is a Qal jussive and the noun לִבֶּךָ (libbekha, “your heart”) functions as the subject: “let your heart keep my commandments.”
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