Proverbs 4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be hindered; 1 and when thou runnest, lo tikashel (thou shalt not stumble). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 taught thee in the derech chochmah; 1 I have led thee in ma'aglei yosher (right paths). 1
13Take firm hold of musar; 1 let her not go; guard her; for she is thy chayyim. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:37Thou hast enlarged my stride under me; 1 so that my karsulayim do not slip. 1
Psalms 18:36Thou hast also given me the mogen of Thy salvation; 1 and Thy right hand hath held me up, 1 and Thy lowliness hath made me great. 1
Psalms 119:165Great shalom have they which love Thy torah; 1 nothing shall cause them to stumble. 1
Proverbs 3:23Then shalt thou walk in thy derech safely, 1 and thy regel shall not stumble. 1
Proverbs 6:22When thou goest, it shall guide thee; 1 when thou sleepest, it shall be shomer over thee; 1 and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 1
John 11:9In reply, he said, Are there not Sheneym Asar (Twelve) sha'ot (hours) of HaYom? If the derech of anyone is a derech by Yom, he does not stumble, because the Ohr HaOlam Hazeh he sees. + 11:9 Jer 13:16; Ps 1:6
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 →