Proverbs 4:13
Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
In Context
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Cross References
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.”
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Proverbs 6:23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
Proverbs 10:17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures 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 →