Proverbs 3:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 119:165 : 165 Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.
Matt 11:28-30 : 28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Luke 1:79 : 79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
Rom 5:1 : 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Phil 4:8-9 : 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9 The things which ye {G3129} both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Ps 119:174 : 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
Prov 2:10 : 10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Prov 22:18 : 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.
Isa 26:3 : 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee.
Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
Ps 19:10-11 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
Ps 25:10 : 10 All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Ps 37:11 : 11 But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Ps 63:3-5 : 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. 4 So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Ps 119:14 : 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.
Ps 119:47 : 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 3:18
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18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
Prov 3:13-16
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13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
16Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
Prov 7:25-27
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78%
25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.
26For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
27Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.
Prov 2:18-20
3 verses
77%
18For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;
19None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Prov 31:30-31
2 verses
77%
30Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; [But] a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
31Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.
Prov 31:25-28
4 verses
76%
25Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.
26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.
28Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband [also], and he praiseth her, [saying]:
Prov 5:3-6
4 verses
76%
3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
6So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not.
Prov 4:8-11
4 verses
75%
8Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
Prov 3:2
75%
2For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
Prov 8:2
75%
2On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;
Prov 2:9-10
2 verses
74%
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
Prov 31:12
73%
12She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.
Prov 4:6
73%
6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
Eccl 7:26
73%
26And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Prov 7:12
72%
12Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)
Prov 9:14-16
3 verses
72%
14And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
15To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Prov 3:6
72%
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Prov 7:8
72%
8Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,
Prov 5:18-19
2 verses
72%
18Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
19[ As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.
Prov 16:24
72%
24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Prov 12:28
72%
28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Prov 22:18
71%
18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.
Prov 8:35
71%
35For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.
Prov 8:20
71%
20I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
Prov 9:4
71%
4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Prov 31:14
71%
14She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.
Prov 4:22
71%
22For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
Ps 128:3
71%
3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.
Prov 7:5
71%
5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.