Proverbs 3:5-6

A father teaches his son to trust God completely, "with all your heart". Human understanding is not bad, but it is not something to lean on in place of God.

• בְּטַ֣ח (be.Tach): to trust
  Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H0982 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  Trust.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:5, word 1

• לִבֶּ֑ךָ (li.Be.kha): heart
  Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H3820A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  Heart.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:5, word 5

• בִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗ (bi.na.te.kha): understanding
  Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H0998 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  Understanding.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:5, word 7

• תִּשָּׁעֵֽן (ti.sha.'En): to lean
  Hebrew · Verb, niphal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H8172 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  You lean, rely.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:5, word 9

• Proverbs 3:6 · Surrounding passage

  He will make your paths straight.

• Jeremiah 17:5-7 · Same theme

  Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD.

• Psalm 37:5 · Same theme

  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him.

• STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament
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To acknowledge God "in all your ways" means recognising Him in every area of life. The promise is that He will make the path straight: clear and leading to the right place.

• דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ (de.ra.Khei.kha): conduct
  Hebrew · Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H1870G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  Ways.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:6, word 2

• דָעֵ֑הוּ (da.'E.hu): to know
  Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H3045 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  Know, acknowledge Him.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:6, word 3

• יְיַשֵּׁ֥ר (ye.ya.Sher): to smooth
  Hebrew · Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H3474 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  He will make straight.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:6, word 5

• אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ ('O.re.cho.Tei.kha): way
  Hebrew · Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H0734 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

  Paths.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 3:6, word 6

• Proverbs 3:5 · Surrounding passage

  Trust in the LORD with all your heart.

• Isaiah 45:13 · Same theme

  I will make all his ways straight.

• Proverbs 16:9 · Same theme

  The LORD determines his steps.

• STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament
  Dataset · STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Used for: Original language