Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
In Context
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
7Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.
Cross References
1 Samuel 4:11And the ark of God was captured. Also, the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
1 Chronicles 28:9And as for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts, and understands the thoughts of all minds. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will cast you aside for eternity.
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to petition the king for assistance and for horsemen, who would defend us from the enemy along the way. For we had said to the king: “The hand of our God is over all those who seek him in goodness. And his authority, and his strength and fury, is over all those who forsake him.”
Nehemiah 2:4And the king said to me: “What would you request?” And I prayed to the God of heaven.
Psalms 32:8Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.
Proverbs 16:9The heart of man disposes his way. But it is for Lord to direct his steps.
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 →