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Proverbs 4:13
13Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy 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 teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness. 12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Take 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]: 15avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away.
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 them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.
- Acts 2:42And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.
- Acts 11:23who, having arrived and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21but prove all things, hold fast the right;
- Hebrews 2:1For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things [we have] heard, lest in any way we should slip away.
- Revelation 2:13I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan [is]; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness [was], who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
- Revelation 12:11and they have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony, and have not loved their life even unto death.
- Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
- Luke 24:27And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
- John 4:34Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.
- Proverbs 3:22so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
- Deuteronomy 32:47For it is no vain word for you, but it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days on the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom is a defence [as] money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, [that] wisdom maketh them that possess it to live.
- John 6:68Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast words of life eternal;
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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