Daily reading
Proverbs · III · 1–12
Proverbs 3:1–12 · NLT
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Key verses · Proverbs 3:1–12 · NLT
5rust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. (NLT)
6Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. (NLT)
Proverbs 3:1–12 · New Living Translation
1y child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.
2If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.
3Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.
4Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
6Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
7Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.
9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.
10Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.
11My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. (NLT)
A note on Scripture quoting
We’ve hit this translation’s public quoting limit for now, so this is a good time to pick up your own Bible and read the rest of the passage.
In short
This stretch of Proverbs is a father’s counsel for a steady life: keep what you’ve been taught close, wear loyalty and kindness like something you never take off, and stop leaning so hard on your own read of things.
The center is trust. Seek God’s will in the ordinary decisions, not only the big ones, and correction is framed as love, not rejection. A father who delights in you still shapes you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. (NLT)
Proverbs 3:5
Try today
Pick one decision you’d usually push through on instinct or pride. Pause long enough to ask what seeking God’s will looks like here, then take the next step that matches loyalty, kindness, and honesty rather than your own cleverness.