Proverbs 4:13
Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she [is] thy life.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
In Context
12In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
14Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
Cross References
Genesis 32:26and he saith, 'Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, 'I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'
Proverbs 3:18A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.
Proverbs 6:23For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
Proverbs 10:17A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom [is] a defense, money [is] a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom [is], She reviveth her possessors.
Luke 24:27and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about 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 →