Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Cross-references
In Proverbs 3:2, peace is promised from keeping wisdom, directly connected to verse 17's description of wisdom's paths.
Proverbs 2:10 says knowledge will be pleasant to your soul — the same 'pleasant' attribute of wisdom’s ways here.
Proverbs 22:18 says it is pleasant to keep wisdom in your heart — a direct parallel to the pleasantness of wisdom’s ways.
In Psalm 119:165, great peace comes to those who love God's law, directly paralleling the peace found in wisdom's ways.
In Isaiah 26:3, perfect peace is given to those who trust God, matching the peace of wisdom's paths. Both connect peace with divine reliance.
In Isaiah 59:8, the wicked have no peace, contrasting directly with wisdom's paths of peace.
In Psalm 119:35, delight in God's path mirrors wisdom's pleasant ways — a strong thematic parallel.
In Matthew 11:30, Jesus' easy yoke typologically fulfills wisdom's pleasant ways, as Christ is divine wisdom.
In Luke 1:79, the same 'way of peace' appears as John's mission, echoing wisdom's peaceful paths.
In Psalm 25:10, all the Lord's ways are loving and faithful, similar to wisdom's pleasant and peaceful paths. Both describe God's guidance as good.
In Romans 2:10, peace is promised to those who do good — echoing Proverbs 3:17's description of wisdom's paths as peace.
In Philippians 4:9, practicing good leads to the God of peace, similar to wisdom's paths being peace.
In 1 John 5:3, God's commands are not burdensome — paralleling the pleasantness and peace of wisdom's ways in Proverbs 3:17.