Proverbs 4:13
Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is thy life.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
In Context
12When thou go, thy steps shall not be restricted. And if thou run, thou shall not stumble.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let thee go unless thou bless me.
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her. And happy is everyone who retains her.
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Proverbs 10:17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof errs.
Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense. But the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Luke 24:27And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things about himself.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →