New American Standard Bible 1995
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 accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many. 11I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; And if you run, you will not stumble. 13Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. 14Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:12 word by word
בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:12
- Proverbs 6:22When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
- 2 Samuel 22:37You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
- Job 18:7His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down.
- Psalms 18:36You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.
- Proverbs 3:23Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.
- Psalms 91:11For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.
- Psalms 119:165Those who love Your law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.
- Jeremiah 31:9With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- John 4:39From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.”
- Proverbs 3:22So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
- 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
- 1 John 2:10The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for 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
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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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