Proverbs 3:4 “Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.”

Proverbs 3:4

Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

World English Bible

So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

American Standard Version

So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

Geneva Bible 1599

So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

Darby Translation

and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Young's Literal Translation

And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

Bible in Basic English

So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

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Cross references

“shalt”

Luke 2:52 1 Samuel 2:26 Romans 14:18 Psalm 111:10 Genesis 39:2–4 Genesis 39:21

Luke 2:52 · BSB

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

1 Samuel 2:26 · BSB

And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

Romans 14:18 · BSB

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

Psalm 111:10 · BSB

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

Genesis 39:2–4 · BSB

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

Genesis 39:21 · BSB

the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

“good understanding”

Joshua 1:7 Joshua 1:8

Joshua 1:7 · BSB

Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

Joshua 1:8 · BSB

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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