Proverbs 3:4 (KJV)

Passage

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

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

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shalt", "thou", "find", "favour", "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 mercy and truth forsake thee..." into verse 5's "Trust in the LORD with all thine...", 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.