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Proverbs 3:6–8

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In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
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From verse 6

  1. Proverbs 16:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

  2. Psalms 32:8Rank 2 from verse 6
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    8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

  3. Philippians 4:6Rank 3 from verse 6
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  4. Proverbs 16:9Rank 4 from verse 6
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    9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

  5. Jeremiah 10:23Rank 5 from verse 6
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    23¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  6. James 1:5Rank 6 from verse 6
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    5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

  7. Isaiah 30:21Rank 7 from verse 6
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    21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  8. Isaiah 48:17Rank 8 from verse 6
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    17Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

  9. Psalms 25:8–9Rank 9 from verse 6
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    8Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

    9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

  10. Colossians 3:23Rank 10 from verse 6
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    23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

  11. Colossians 3:17Rank 11 from verse 6
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    17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

  12. Proverbs 23:17Rank 12 from verse 6
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    17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

  13. 1 Corinthians 10:31Rank 13 from verse 6
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    31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

  14. 1 Chronicles 28:9Rank 14 from verse 6
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    9¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  15. 1 Samuel 30:8Rank 15 from verse 6
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    8And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

  16. Isaiah 45:13Rank 16 from verse 6
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    13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.

  17. Nehemiah 1:11Rank 17 from verse 6
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    11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  18. Ezra 8:22–23Rank 18 from verse 6
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    22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

    23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

  19. Nehemiah 2:4Rank 19 from verse 6
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    4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

  20. Ezra 7:27Rank 20 from verse 6
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    27¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

  21. 2 Corinthians 8:16Rank 21 from verse 6
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    16But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

  22. 1 Samuel 4:11–12Rank 22 from verse 6
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    11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

    12¶ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

From verse 7

  1. Job 28:28Rank 1 from verse 7
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    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

  2. Romans 12:16Rank 2 from verse 7
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    16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

  3. Proverbs 26:12Rank 3 from verse 7
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    12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

  4. Proverbs 16:6Rank 4 from verse 7
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    6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

  5. Job 1:1Rank 5 from verse 7
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    1THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

  6. Ecclesiastes 12:13Rank 6 from verse 7
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    13¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

  7. Isaiah 5:21Rank 7 from verse 7
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    21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  8. Psalms 34:11–14Rank 8 from verse 7
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    11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

    12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

    13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

    14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

  9. Proverbs 14:27Rank 9 from verse 7
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    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  10. Romans 11:25Rank 10 from verse 7
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    25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

  11. Nehemiah 5:15Rank 11 from verse 7
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    15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 4:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

  2. Psalms 147:3Rank 2 from verse 8
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    3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  3. Proverbs 16:24Rank 3 from verse 8
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    24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  4. Job 21:24Rank 4 from verse 8
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    24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

  5. Ezekiel 16:4–5Rank 5 from verse 8
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    4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

    5None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.

  6. Isaiah 1:6Rank 6 from verse 8
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    6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

  7. Jeremiah 30:12–13Rank 7 from verse 8
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    12For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.

    13There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

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Proverbs 3:6

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

acknowledge

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To own, avow, admit, or recognize as true; to confess; to regard or receive with approval or respect; to recognize a person, relationship, or benefit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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direct

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Sense 1: To guide, order, or point. Sense 2: Straight, right, or immediate. Sense 3: To instruct or teach.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

paths

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1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 3:7

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wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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depart

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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 3:8

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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health

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Sense 1: Soundness or well-being of body. Sense 2: Healing, cure, or restoration to soundness. Sense 3: Saving help or deliverance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

navel

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The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

marrow

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Sense 1: The inner substance of bones. Sense 2: By extension, richness or nourishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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

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

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3:7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

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3:8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

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3:9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

3:10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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