Proverbs 3:4
2 for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
- KJV
- So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- WEB
- So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- ASV
- So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
- DARBY
- and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- BLB
- And you will find favor and good understanding in the eyes of God and man.
- ÅB
- Så skal du finne nåde og få god forstand i Guds og menneskers øyne.
- OTB
- Så skal du finne nåde og få et godt omdømme i Guds og menneskers øyne.
- B1930
- Så skal du finne nåde og få god forstand i Guds og menneskers øine.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:26
And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
Read in contextRomans 14:18
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
Read in contextPsalms 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
Read in contextGenesis 39:2–4
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
Read in contextGenesis 39:21
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
Read in contextActs 2:47
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Read in contextDaniel 1:9
Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
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