Bible Strands
Proverbs 3:23
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a student in a didactic sequence, outlining the practical results of heeding the preceding instructions about wisdom.
The words — תֵּלֵ֣ךְ (te.Lekh) translates literally as "you will walk," paired with לָ/בֶ֣טַח (la./Ve.tach), meaning "to security."
The thread — The motif of secure walking appears in Proverbs 4:12, Proverbs 10:9, and Psalms 91:11.
Why it lands — The text states that walking in safety and avoiding a stumble are the direct outcomes of the prior instructions. It requires the reader to treat wisdom as a practical guide that yields predictable physical security rather than a guarantee against all harm.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 4:12 When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
- Proverbs 10:9 He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
- Psalms 91:11 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Psalms 121:3 He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalms 37:23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Psalms 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
- Psalms 121:8 The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
- Proverbs 2:8 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
- Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.