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Proverbs 4:13
13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life.
Context of Proverbs 4:13
11I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. 12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life. 14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. 15Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:13 word by word
הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:13
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
- Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test them all; hold on to what is good,
- Hebrews 2:1We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Revelation 2:13I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.
- Revelation 12:11They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
- Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
- John 4:34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
- Proverbs 3:22they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
- Deuteronomy 32:47They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:12Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.
- John 6:68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
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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