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Proverbs 3:6

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6
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Acknowledge the Lord in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.

Explanation

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.

Original language
  • 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

Cross-references
  • 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.

Sources

Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ דָעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יְיַשֵּׁ֥ר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃

  1. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. דְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.kha“ways your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  3. דָעֵ֑הוּda.'E.hu“acknowledge him”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  4. וְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. יְיַשֵּׁ֥רye.ya.Sher“he will make straight”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁר · “to smooth” · Strong's H3474
  6. אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.kha“paths your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)

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