Proverbs 3:21 (LSB)

Passage

My son, let them not deviate from your eyes; Guard sound wisdom and discretion,

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:19 Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth, By discernment He established the heavens.

Proverbs 3:20 By His knowledge the deeps were split up And the skies drip with dew.

Proverbs 3:21 My son, let them not deviate from your eyes; Guard sound wisdom and discretion,

Proverbs 3:22 So they will be life for your soul And grace for your neck.

Proverbs 3:23 Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "deviate", "eyes", "guard", "sound", "wisdom", and "discretion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "deviate" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "By His knowledge the deeps were split..." into verse 22's "So they will be life for your...", so "deviate" and "eyes" 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 "deviate" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.