Proverbs 3:6
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- 15 Heb “know him.” The verb יָדַע (yadah, “to know”) includes mental awareness of who God is and the consequential submission to his lordship. To know him is to obey him. The sage is calling for a life of trust and obedience in which the disciple sees the Lord in every event and relies on him. To acknowledge the Lord in every event means trusting and obeying him for guidance in right conduct.
- 16 The term דֶרֶךְ (derekh, “way”) is figurative (hypocatastasis: implied comparison) referring to a person’s course of life, actions and undertakings (Prov 2:8; 3:6, 23; 11:5; 20:24; 29:27; 31:3; 203 5; cf. “in everything you do”; , “in all you do”). This is a call for total commitment in trust for obedience in all things.
- 17 The verb יָשָׁר (yashar) means “to make smooth; to make straight” ( 444 ). This phrase means “to make the way free from obstacles,” that is, to make it successful (e.g., Isa 40:3). The straight, even road is the right road; God will make the way smooth for the believer.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
in all your ways know him,
and he will make your paths straight.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will straighten your paths.
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KJV 1900King James Version
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
And he shall direct thy paths.
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