What does Proverbs 3:6 mean?

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:6, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Proverbs 3:4-8

  1. 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  2. 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
  3. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  4. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
  5. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Study note

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) (public domain).

ways-- (Psa 1:1). acknowledge--by seeking His wise aid (Pro 16:3; Psa 37:5; Jer 9:23-24). direct--literally, "make plain" (compare Heb 12:13).

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About the book of Proverbs

Author
Solomon and other sages (Agur, Lemuel) (Proverbs 1:1)
When
10th century BC, collected until c. 700 BC (Prov 25:1)
Period
Reino unido, c. 1050 a 930 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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