Proverbs 4:13
Take firm hold of musar; 1 let her not go; guard her; for she is thy chayyim. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
In Context
14Enter not into the orach resha'im, 1 and go not on the derech ra'im (road of the wicked). 1
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he struck his hip socket; so Ya'akovʼs hip socket dislocated while he wrestled with him.
Proverbs 3:18She is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life) to them that lay hold upon her; 1 and me'usher (blessed) is every one that holdeth her fast. 1
Proverbs 6:23For the mitzvah is a ner (lamp); and torah an ohr; 1 and tokhakhot musar (reproofs of discipline) are the Derech Chayyim (Life Lane); 1
Proverbs 10:17He is in the orach (path) of Chayyim that is shomer over musar, 1 but he that abandoneth tokhakhat (reproof) goes astray. 1
Ecclesiastes 7:12For chochmah is a protective tzel (shade), and kesef is as well; but the advantage of da'as is, that chochmah giveth chayyim (life) to them that possess it.
Luke 24:27And having begun from Moshe Rabbenu and from all the Neviim, he explained to them in all the Kitvei Hakodesh the things concerning himself. + 24:27 Gn 3:15; Num 21:9; Dt 18:15; Isa 7:14; 9:6; 40:10,11; 53; Ezek 34:23; Dan 9:24; Ps 22; Mal 3:1
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 →