Proverbs 3 contains the most-searched guidance verse in the Bible. Solomon’s extended counsel to his son covers trust, generosity, divine discipline, and Wisdom as a tree of life - 35 verses that have shaped how believers navigate crossroads, waiting seasons, and the question of which way to go.

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Lyrics

Don’t forget my teaching Let your heart keep my commandments

For they will add to you length of days Years of life, and peace Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you Bind them around your neck

Write them on the tablet of your heart So you will find favour And good understanding in the sight of God and man

Trust in the LORD with all your heart Don’t lean on your own understanding In all your ways acknowledge him

And he will make your paths straight Don’t be wise in your own eyes Fear the LORD, and depart from evil It will be health to your body

Honour the LORD with your substance With the first fruits of all your increase So your barns will be filled with plenty Your vats will overflow with new wine

My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline Neither be weary of his correction For whom the LORD loves, he corrects Even as a father reproves his son

Happy is the man who finds wisdom The man who gets understanding For her good profit is better than getting silver Her return is better than fine gold

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her Happy is everyone who retains her By wisdom the LORD founded the earth By understanding, he established the heavens

Trust in the LORD Trust in the LORD with all your heart

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Proverbs 3 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press