Proverbs 3:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:165 : 165 Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble.
  • Matt 11:28-30 : 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
  • Luke 1:79 : 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • Rom 5:1 : 1 The Expectation of Justification Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Phil 4:8-9 : 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things. 9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
  • Ps 119:174 : 174 I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.
  • Prov 2:10 : 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a person’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
  • Prov 22:18 : 18 For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.
  • Isa 26:3 : 3 You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the LORD,“and I will heal them.
  • Ps 19:10-11 : 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb. 11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.
  • Ps 25:10 : 10 The LORD always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
  • Ps 37:11 : 11 But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.
  • Ps 63:3-5 : 3 Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. 4 For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! How blessed is the one who obeys the LORD, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
  • Ps 119:14 : 14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.
  • Ps 119:47 : 47 I will find delight in your commands, which I love.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:18
    87%

    18She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.

  • Prov 3:13-16
    4 verses
    85%

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

    15She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

    16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Prov 7:25-27
    3 verses
    78%

    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

    26for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

    27Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.

  • Prov 2:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18For she has set her house by death, and her paths by the place of the departed spirits.

    19None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 31:30-31
    2 verses
    77%

    30Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy.

    31Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

  • Prov 31:25-28
    4 verses
    76%

    25her clothing was strong and splendid; and she laughed at the time to come.

    26She has opened her mouth with wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue.

    27Watching over the ways of her household, she would not eat the bread of idleness.

    28Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her:

  • Prov 5:3-6
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    3For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

    4but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

    5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

    6Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths have wandered, but she is not able to discern it.

  • Prov 4:8-11
    4 verses
    75%

    8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

    9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

  • Prov 3:2
    75%

    2for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.

  • Prov 8:2
    75%

    2At the top of the prominent places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she has taken her stand;

  • Prov 2:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

  • Prov 31:12
    73%

    12She has rewarded him with good and not harm all the days of her life.

  • Prov 4:6
    73%

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

  • Eccl 7:26
    73%

    26I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter’s snare; her heart is like a hunter’s net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.

  • Prov 7:12
    72%

    12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

  • Prov 9:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14And she has sat down at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

    15calling out to those who are passing by her in the way, who go straight on their way.

    16“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding she has said,

  • Prov 3:6
    72%

    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Prov 7:8
    72%

    8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

  • Prov 5:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife you married in your youth–

    19a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.

  • Prov 16:24
    72%

    24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 12:28
    72%

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Prov 22:18
    71%

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 8:35
    71%

    35For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.

  • Prov 8:20
    71%

    20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

  • Prov 9:4
    71%

    4“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding, she has said,

  • Prov 31:14
    71%

    14She was like the merchant ships; she would bring in her food from afar.

  • Prov 4:22
    71%

    22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

  • Ps 128:3
    71%

    3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

  • Prov 7:5
    71%

    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.