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Proverbs 4:13
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
Proverbs 4:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
- New International Version (NIV)Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life.
Context of Proverbs 4:13
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. 12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble. Hold 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. 15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:13 word by word
הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:13
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
- Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Revelation 2:13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
- Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- Proverbs 3:22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
- Deuteronomy 32:47For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
- John 6:68Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Take fast hold - החזק hachazek, seize it strongly, and keep the hold; and do this as for life. Learn all thou canst, retain what thou hast learnt, and keep the reason continually in view - it is for thy life.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. 10-19The father offers his children two choices: Avoid evil to escape its bad effects Choose good for its blessingsRead the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Pr 3:18). The figure of laying hold with the hand suggests earnest effort.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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