Proverbs 3:4 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

Proverbs 3:3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

Proverbs 3:4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shalt", "thou", "find", "favor", "good", "understanding", and "sight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shalt" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Let not kindness and truth forsake thee..." into verse 5's "Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart...", so "shalt" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shalt" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.