Proverbs , Sarah Barry
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
Passage: Proverbs 3:1~10  
Key verse: 5
Wisdom Bestows Well-Being3 My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years(C)
and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)
3 Let love and faithfulness(E) never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.(F)
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.(G)
5 Trust in the Lord(H) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths(I) straight.[a](J)
3 My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years(C)
and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)
3 Let love and faithfulness(E) never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.(F)
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.(G)
5 Trust in the Lord(H) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths(I) straight.[a](J)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:6 Or will direct your paths
Cross references
- Proverbs 3:1 : S Pr 1:8
- Proverbs 3:1 : S Ps 44:17
- Proverbs 3:2 : S Dt 11:21
- Proverbs 3:2 : S Dt 5:16; S 30:15, 16; S 1Ki 3:13, 14; Pr 9:6, 10-11
- Proverbs 3:3 : S Ps 85:10
- Proverbs 3:3 : S Ex 13:9; S Dt 6:6; Pr 6:21; 7:3; S 2Co 3:3
- Proverbs 3:4 : S 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52
- Proverbs 3:5 : S Ps 4:5
- Proverbs 3:6 : S Job 33:11; S Isa 30:11
- Proverbs 3:6 : Ps 5:8; Pr 16:3; Isa 40:3; Jer 42:3
- Proverbs 3:7 : Pr 26:5, 12; Isa 5:21
- Proverbs 3:7 : Ps 111:10
- Proverbs 3:7 : S Ex 20:20; S Dt 4:6; S Job 1:1
- Proverbs 3:8 : S Ps 38:3; Pr 4:22
- Proverbs 3:8 : Job 21:24
- Proverbs 3:9 : S Ex 22:29; Dt 26:1-15
- Proverbs 3:10 : Ps 144:13
- Proverbs 3:10 : S Job 22:21; Joel 2:24; Mal 3:10-12
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1. Let love and faithfulness never leave you (1-5)
People want long life, prosperity and favor and good name from others. But how can we have them? Solomon shares the secret to be blessed: Do not forget but keep God's commands in your hearts. Let love and faithfulness never leave you. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own wisdom. Acknowledge God in all your ways. In summary, 'Seek first God, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Mt 6:33).
2. Honor the Lord with your wealth (7-10)
How can we be healthy? Solomon answers: Do not trust your own wisdom but fear the Lord and shun evil. How can we be rich? If we learn how to honor God with our wealth, not with leftovers but with our first fruits, and then God will fill our purses and our bank accounts to overflowing.
Prayer: Lord, help me fill my heart with love and faithfulness. Let me trust in you with all my heart and not my own wisdom. Let me honor God with my first fruits.
One Word: Acknowledge God in all your ways