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Proverbs 4:12
12As you walk through life, nothing will stop you. Even when you run, you will not fall.
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
10So listen to me, my child, and accept my teaching. If you do, the years of your life will be many. 11I am teaching you to be wise, so that you will know the right way to live. As you walk through life, nothing will stop you. Even when you run, you will not fall. 13Keep hold of my teaching. Do not forget it. Keep it safe because it will give you a good life. 14Do not join with wicked or evil people. Do not do the things that they do.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:12 word by word
בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 4:12
- Proverbs 6:22Wherever you go in life, their words will be your guide. They will keep you safe while you sleep. When you wake up, they will teach you.
- 2 Samuel 22:37You have helped me to move safely, so that my feet do not slip.
- Job 18:7Once he was strong but now his legs are weak. His own ideas cause him to fall down.
- Psalms 18:36You have helped me to move safely, so that my feet do not slip.
- Proverbs 4:19But the life of wicked people is like a very dark road. They cannot even see what causes them to fall.
- Proverbs 3:23You will be safe as you travel through life. There will be no danger to make you fall down.
- Psalms 91:11For God will tell his angels to keep you safe. They will protect you wherever you go.
- Psalms 119:165People who love your Law have peace in their minds. Nothing will cause them to fall down.
- Jeremiah 31:9They will be weeping as they come. They will pray for my help as I lead them. I will lead them beside streams of fresh water, and on flat paths where they will not fall down. I will help them because I am a father for Israel's people. Ephraim is like my firstborn son.’
- John 4:39Many of the people who lived in that town in Samaria heard the woman's story. She had said to them, ‘He told me all the things that I have ever done!’ Because of this, they believed in Jesus.
- Proverbs 3:22They will give you strength in life. You will enjoy life, like a beautiful necklace that you wear.
- 1 Peter 2:8The Bible also says this: ‘This stone will cause people to fall to the ground. It is a rock that will make them fall down.’ They fall down like that because they refuse to obey God's message. God already decided that this would happen to them.
- 1 John 2:10Anyone who loves other believers shows that he is living in the light. There is nothing that will make him turn away from God.
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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