Proverbs 4:13
Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
In Context
14Do not delight in the paths of the impious, nor permit the way of evil-doers to please you.
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.”
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who overtake her, and he who shall take hold of her is blessed.
Proverbs 6:23For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
Proverbs 10:17The way of life is for those who observe discipline. But whoever abandons correction wanders astray.
Ecclesiastes 7:12Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.
Luke 24:27And beginning from Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted for them, in all the Scriptures, the things that were about him.
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 →