Proverbs 4:12
In your walking your step is not restricted, || And if you run, you do not stumble.
Literal Standard Version
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 have directed you in a way of wisdom, || I have caused you to tread in paths of uprightness.
13Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, || Keep her, for she [is] your life.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:37You enlarge my step under me, || And my ankles have not slipped.
Psalms 18:36You enlarge my step under me, || And my ankles have not slipped.
Psalms 119:165Those loving Your law have abundant peace, || And they have no stumbling-block.
Proverbs 3:23Then you go your way confidently, || And your foot does not stumble.
Proverbs 6:22In your going up and down, it leads you, || In your lying down, it watches over you, || And you have awoken—it talks [with] you.
John 11:9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone may walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees 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 →