Proverbs 3:17 (DRB)

Passage

Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her.

Proverbs 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.

Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.

Proverbs 3:19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ways", "beautiful", "paths", and "peaceable". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ways" and "beautiful", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Length of days is in her right..." into verse 18's "She is a tree of life to...", so "ways" and "beautiful" 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 "ways" and "beautiful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.