American Standard Version
Proverbs 3:4
4So shalt thou find favor and good understandingIn the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- New International Version (NIV)Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.
Context of Proverbs 3:4
2For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee. 3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man. 5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
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וּמְצָא־חֵ֖ן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־ט֑וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאָדָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:4
- Genesis 39:2And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- 1 Samuel 2:26And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.
- Psalms 111:10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that dohis commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
- Daniel 1:9Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Acts 2:47praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.
- Romans 14:18For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.
- Joshua 1:7Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4So shalt thou find favor - Thou shalt be acceptable to God, and thou shalt enjoy a sense of his approbation. And good understanding - Men shall weigh thy character and conduct; and by this appreciate thy motives, and give thee credit for sincerity and uprightness. Though religion is frequently persecuted, and religious people suffer at first where they are not fully known; yet a truly religious and benevolent character will in general be prized wherever…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Compare Luke 2:52. These are the two conditions of true human growth.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12The Lord blesses people who trust him and seek his guidance. His correction helps those who follow him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. favour--grace, amiability (Pr 22:11; Psa 45:2); united with this, a good understanding--(Compare Margin), a discrimination, which secures success. in the sight ... man--such as God and man approve.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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