Acknowledge ¹  him in all your ways, ²  and he will make your paths straight. ³ 

biblegateway Pro 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth.

biblegateway Pro 3:6

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

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

bibleoremus Pro 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

At every step you take keep him in mind, and he will direct your path.

biblegateway Pro 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

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

biblegateway Pro 3:6

Acknowledge ¹  him in all your ways, ²  and he will make your paths straight. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “know him.” The verb יָדַע (yadah, “to know”) includes mental awareness of who God is and the consequential submission to his lordship. To know him is to obey him. The sage is calling for a life of trust and obedience in which the disciple sees the Lord in every event and relies on him. To acknowledge the Lord in every event means trusting and obeying him for guidance in right conduct.

² tn The term דֶרֶךְ (derekh, “way”) is figurative (hypocatastasis: implied comparison) referring to a person’s course of life, actions and undertakings (Prov 2:8; 3:6, 23; 11:5; 20:24; 29:27; 31:3; BDB 203 s.v. 5; cf. TEV “in everything you do”; NCV, NLT “in all you do”). This is a call for total commitment in trust for obedience in all things.

³ tn The verb יָשָׁר (yashar) means “to make smooth; to make straight” (BDB 444 s.v.). This phrase means “to make the way free from obstacles,” that is, to make it successful (e.g., Isa 40:3). The straight, even road is the right road; God will make the way smooth for the believer.