Proverbs 4:12
If you live wisely, when you decide to do something, you will succeed [LIT].
Translation for Translators
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 am teaching you the way to live wisely; I am showing you how to act justly toward others.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:37You have not allowed my enemies to capture me [IDM], and I have not fallen down during battles.
Psalms 18:36You have cleared the road for me, with the result that now I do not slip/stumble.
Psalms 119:165Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
Proverbs 3:23If you do what is right and wise, you will be able to walk safely, and you will not ◄stumble/do things that are wrong► [MET].
Proverbs 6:22If you follow our advice, it will be as though what we have taught you [PRS] will lead you, wherever you go. When you sleep, they will protect you. And when you wake up in the morning, they will teach/instruct you.
John 11:9To show us that nothing bad could happen to him until the time that God had chosen [MET], Jesus replied, “There are [RHQ] twelve hours in the daytime, which is enough time to do what God wants us to do. People who walk in the daytime will not stumble over things they cannot see, because they see things by the light from the sun.
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 →