Proverbs 3:4
That way you'll gain a good reputation and be appreciated by both God and people.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
In Context
3Hold on to kindness and truth. Tie them around your neck; write them in your mind.
5Put your trust totally in the Lord—don't rely on what you think you know!
Cross References
Genesis 39:2The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in his Egyptian master's house.
Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph, showing him trustworthy love, and made the chief jailer pleased with him.
1 Samuel 2:21The Lord blessed Hannah with three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
Psalms 111:10The beginning of wisdom is honoring the Lord. Those who follow what he says do well. He is to be praised forever!
Luke 2:52Jesus grew steadily wiser and stronger, favored both by God and by the people.
Romans 14:18Anyone who serves Christ in this way pleases God, and is appreciated by others.
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 →