Introduction: Beyond the Familiar Words We’ve all been there—standing at a crossroads, feeling lost, anxious, or overwhelmed by the weight of a decision. In those moments, many of us turn to familiar words of comfort, and few are as well-known as Proverbs 3:5–6. This advice comes from King Solomon, a man renowned for his wisdom, writing to his own son. But for all its fame, this passage is often understood only on the surface. Hidden within the original Hebrew are four life-a