Proverbs 3:6 (LSB)

Passage

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:4 So you will find favor and good insight In the eyes of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 3:8 It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Trust in Yahweh with all your heart..." into verse 7's "Do not be wise in your own...", so "ways" and "acknowledge" 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 "acknowledge" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.