Proverbs 3:4
If you do, God and people will approve of you and think highly of you [MTY].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
In Context
5Trust in Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you yourself understand.
Cross References
Genesis 39:2Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well, and lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
Genesis 39:21But Yahweh was kind to Joseph and helped him, and caused the ◄prison warden/man who was in charge of the prison► to be pleased with him.
1 Samuel 2:21And Yahweh was very kind to Hannah, and enabled her to give birth to three other sons and two daughters. Their son Samuel grew up while he was doing work for Yahweh in the Sacred Tent.
Psalms 111:10Revering Yahweh is the way to become wise. All those who obey his commands will know what is good for them to decide to do. We should praise him forever!
Luke 2:52As the years passed, Jesus continued to become wiser and he grew taller. God and people continued to approve of him more and more.
Romans 14:18Those who serve Christ by acting in such ways please God, and others will also respect them.
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 →