Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 4:12
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
- New International Version (NIV)When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble.
Context of Proverbs 4:12
10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many. 11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble. 13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. 14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:12 word by word
בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:12
- Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
- 2 Samuel 22:37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
- Job 18:7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
- Psalms 18:36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 3:23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
- Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Psalms 119:165Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
- Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- John 4:39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
- Proverbs 3:22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
- 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
- 1 John 2:10Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Thy steps shall not be straitened - True wisdom will teach thee to keep out of embarrassments. A man under the influence of true religion ponders his paths, and carefully poises occurring circumstances; and as the fear of God will ever lead him to act an upright and honest part, so his way in business and life is both clear and large. He has no by-ends to serve; he speculates not; he uses neither trick nor cunning to effect any purpose. Such a man can…Read the comment
- 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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