Proverbs 4:12

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

10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied. 11I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 13Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life. 14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]:

Proverbs 4:12 word by word

בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear

• stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• stumbleכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:12

• Proverbs 6:22when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
• 2 Samuel 22:37Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
• Job 18:7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
• Psalms 18:36Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.
• Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
• Proverbs 3:23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
• Psalms 91:11For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways:
• Psalms 119:165Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
• Jeremiah 31:9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• John 4:39But many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman who bore witness, He told me all things that I had ever done.
• Proverbs 3:22so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
• 1 Peter 2:8and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.
• 1 John 2:10He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion 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

Topics related to Proverbs 4:12

• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Diligence
• Getting
• Hold
• Look
• Ponder
• Principal
• Promote
• Right
• Stumble
• Hezekiah (2)

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