Proverbs 3:4
so thou shall find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
In Context
5Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Cross References
Genesis 39:2And LORD was with Joseph. And he was a man who succeeds. And he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Genesis 39:21But LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
1 Samuel 2:21And LORD visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before LORD.
Psalms 111:10The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and all who act accordingly have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.
Romans 14:18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:2-7
Communion Conferred by Wisdom. 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We are… Read the whole commentary →