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Proverbs 4:26
26Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
Proverbs 4:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.
- 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
24Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. 25Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. 27Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot 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 gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
- Psalms 119:59I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
- Ezekiel 18:28Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.
- Haggai 1:5Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.
- Ephesians 5:15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
- Psalms 37:23The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
- 1 Peter 5:10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
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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