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Proverbs 3:4

Proverbs 3:4

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

So shall thou find favour,.... Or "grace" ; the grace of God, and larger measures of it; as Noah did, ; which are communicated to men when in the way of their duty: or good will, esteem, and respect, among men; as Joseph had with Potiphar, and the keeper of the prison, ;and good understanding in the sight of God and man; as Christ, as man, had in the sight of both, Lu 2:52; that is, to be taken notice of, regarded, and approved by both.

Some render it "good success" ; prosperity in things temporal and spiritual; see . There is something lovely, and of good report, in a close attention to the doctrines and duties of religion; which make a man amiable in the sight of others, and which is followed with a blessing from the Lord.

Nx "gratiam", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, &c.

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