Proverbs 4:13
Take firm hold of instruction. 2 Don’t let her go. 2 Keep her, for she is your life. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
In Context
12When you go, your steps will not be hampered. 2 When you run, you will not stumble. 1
14Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. 2 Don’t walk in the way of evil men. 1
Cross References
Genesis 32:26The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob [Supplanter] said, “I won’t let you go, unless you bless me.”
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. 2 Happy is everyone who retains her. 1
Proverbs 6:23For the mitzvah ·instruction· is a lamp candle, 2 and the Torah ·Teaching· is light. 2 Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, 1
Proverbs 10:17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, 2 but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. 1
Luke 24:27Beginning from Moses [Drawn out] and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
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 →