Proverbs 4:26
Balance well the track of thy foot, and let all thy ways be firmly right.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
In Context
25Let thy eyes look right forward, and let thy eyelids see straight out before thee.
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Cross References
Psalms 37:23By the Lord are the steps of the righteous man established; and he findeth pleasure in his course [of life].
Psalms 119:5Oh that my ways were firmly directed to observe thy statutes!
Proverbs 5:6So that she cannot balance the path of life; her tracks are unsteady, and she knoweth it not.
Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding walketh straight forward.
Proverbs 23:19Hear thou, my son, and become wise, and guide thy heart on the right way.
Haggai 1:5Now therefore, thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Direct your heart unto your ways.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:21-27
Parental Instructions. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and… Read the whole commentary →