Proverbs 4:12
Which when thou shalt have entered, thy steps shall not be straitened, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not meet a stumblingblock.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
In Context
11I will shew thee the way of wisdom, I will lead thee by the paths of equity:
13Take hold on instruction, leave it not: keep it, because it is thy life.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:37Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.
Proverbs 3:23Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
Proverbs 6:22When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.
John 11:9Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours of the day? If a man walk in the day he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world:
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 →