The Meaning of Proverbs 3:17 Explained

Proverbs 3:17

KJV: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

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

Darby: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 3:17?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 3:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 3:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Her ways  [are] ways  of pleasantness,  and all her paths  [are] peace. 

What does Proverbs 3:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 3:13-26 - Wisdom's Ways Of Pleasantness
Wisdom is susceptible of cultivation. It is a mine that needs to be worked with patient toil. Compare Proverbs 3:13-15 with Job 28:18. It is comparable to a noble woman, who approaches us with full-handed beneficence, Proverbs 3:16-17. It may be described as a tree, requiring careful tendance and bearing fruit for the patient cultivator, Proverbs 3:18. And we may turn from our own little lives to see the mighty results of divine wisdom in Creation and Providence. We are made in the image of God, our minds are able to appreciate His mind, and we think over again, as Kepler said, the thoughts of God, Proverbs 3:19-20.
Learn the security of the life which is built on the eternal principles of this book. It has no fear. Its repose is unbroken by alarm. It is at peace with itself, with man, and with God. This is not the result of our calculating prudence, but because we exercise ourselves to have consciences void of offense toward God and man; and because the God of patience, of hope, and of peace is with us. See Romans 15:5; Romans 15:13; Romans 15:33. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 3

1  various exhortations
13  The gain of wisdom
27  Exhortation to goodness
33  the different state of the wicked and upright

What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:17 mean?

Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness and all her paths [are] peace
דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ דַרְכֵי־ נֹ֑עַם וְֽכָל־ נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָ שָׁלֽוֹם

דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ  Her  ways  [are] 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
דַרְכֵי־  ways 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
נֹ֑עַם  of  pleasantness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נׄעַם  
Sense: kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour.
וְֽכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָ  her  paths  [are] 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: נָתִיב 
Sense: trodden with the feet, path, pathway.
שָׁלֽוֹם  peace 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֹום  
Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.

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