Proverbs 4:13
Lay fast hold of correction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Leeser Tanakh
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 walkest, thy step shall not be narrowed; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and step not on the way of the bad.
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the day hath dawned. And he said, I will not let thee go until thou hast blessed me.
Proverbs 3:18A tree of life is she to those that lay hold on her: and every one that firmly graspeth her will be made happy.
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and the way of life are the admonitions of correction:
Proverbs 10:17On the way unto life is he that observeth correction; but he that forsaketh reproof is in error.
Ecclesiastes 7:12For under the shadow of wisdom [a man is equally well as] under the shadow of money; but the superior excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to him that possesseth it.
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 →