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Proverbs 4:11
11I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom; I have led you in upright paths.
Proverbs 4:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
- New International Version (NIV)I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
Context of Proverbs 4:11
9She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty and glory.” 10Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. 12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open]; And when you run, you will not stumble. 13Take hold of instruction; [actively seek it, grip it firmly and] do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:11 word by word
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:11
- Proverbs 4:4He taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and live.
- Deuteronomy 4:5“Look, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may do them in the land which you are entering to possess.
- 1 Samuel 12:24Only fear the Lord [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Furthermore, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered and searched out and arranged many proverbs.
- Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I will speak excellent and noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
- Psalms 23:3He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
- Psalms 25:4Let me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
- Acts 13:10and said, “You [Elymas] who are full of every [kind of] deceit, and every [kind of] fraud, you son of the devil, enemy of everything that is right and good, will you never stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-20Verses 4-20 The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 24:1-10; Proverbs 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain. Proverbs 4:12 The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (“when thou…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Wisdom's paths are straightforward (honest), while a fool's paths are dishonest (Proverbs 2:15). When you walk...run: the wise achieve their goals faster and more efficiently.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. way of wisdom--which it prescribes. led thee--literally, "caused thee to tread," as a path (Psa 107:7). not be straitened--have ample room (Psa 18:36).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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