Proverbs 4:26

Ponder the ma'agal (path) of thy raglayim, 1 and let all thy drakhim be firm. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

In Context

25Let thine eynayim look straight forward, 1 and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 1

27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; 1 remove thy regel from rah. + 4:27 T.N. Everyone in life has two paths to choose from just as Moshiach Tzidkeinu spoke of two gates, a wide one crowded with traffic and leading to destruction, and another one found by few but leading to life and redemption — Mt 7:13-14

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Cross References

Psalms 37:23The steps of a gever (man) konanu (are ordered, made firm) by Hashem 1 and He delighteth in his derech. 1

Psalms 119:5O that my drakhim were directed 1 to be shomer over Thy chukkim (statutes)! 1

Proverbs 5:6Lest thou shouldest compare [hers] to the orach chayyim, 1 her ma'agalot (paths) are crooked, that thou canst not know them. 1

Proverbs 15:21Folly is simchah to him that is destitute of lev, + 15:21 of discernment 1 but an ish tevunah walketh uprightly. 1

Proverbs 23:19Hear thou, beni (my son), and be chacham, 1 and guide thine lev straight on the derech. 1

Haggai 1:5Now therefore thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; Consider 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 →

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