Proverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
King James Version
In Context
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 10:17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Luke 24:27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto 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 →