English Standard Version
Proverbs 4:26
26Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.
Proverbs 4:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
- New International Version (NIV)Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.
Context of Proverbs 4:26
24Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. 25Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. 27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:26 word by word
פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:26
- Proverbs 5:6she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
- Psalms 119:59When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;
- Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
- Haggai 1:5Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways.
- Ephesians 5:15Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;
- Psalms 40:2He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
- 1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ponder the path of thy feet - Weigh well the part thou shouldst act in life. See that thou contract no bad habits.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-26Verses 24-26 Speech turned from its true purpose, the wandering eye that leads on to evil, action hasty and inconsiderate, are the natural results where we do not “above all keeping keep our heart” Proverbs 4:23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there they shall shine as the sun…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27Wise people walk through life looking straight ahead.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Ponder--Consider well; a wise course results from wise forethought.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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