Proverbs 3

“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:” The line’s distinctive content terms include commandments, forget, heart. Its relationship to verses 2 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:” The line’s distinctive content terms include bind, forsake, heart. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Naming Trust keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD , and depart from evil.” The line’s distinctive content terms include depart, evil, eyes. Its relationship to verses 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:” Naming Honour keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD ; neither be weary of his correction:” The line’s distinctive content terms include chastening, correction, despise. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.” Naming Happy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.” Naming She keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.” Naming Length keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” Naming Her keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, established, founded. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.” The line’s distinctive content terms include broken, clouds, depths. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:” The line’s distinctive content terms include depart, discretion, eyes. Its relationship to verses 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.” The line’s distinctive content terms include afraid, cometh, desolation. Its relationship to verses 24 and 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.” Naming Withhold keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.” Naming Say keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.” Naming Devise keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.” Naming Strive keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.” Naming Envy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the froward is abomination to the LORD : but his secret is with the righteous.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blesseth, curse, habitation. Its relationship to verses 32 and 34 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.” Naming Surely keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.