Proverbs 3:23 (YLT)

Passage

Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

Proverbs 3:22 And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Proverbs 3:23 Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

Proverbs 3:24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

Proverbs 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "goest", "confidently", "foot", "doth", and "stumble". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "goest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And they are life to thy soul..." into verse 24's "If thou liest down thou art not...", so "thou" and "goest" 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 "thou" and "goest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.