Bible Strands
Proverbs 4:12
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The instructor addresses the learner, linking the promise of straight guidance in Proverbs 4:11 with the command to retain instruction in Proverbs 4:13.
The words — יֵצַ֣ר (ye.Tzar) = anyone will hinder and תִכָּשֵֽׁל (ti.ka.Shel) = you will stumble.
The thread — The promise of unimpeded walking and secure footing recurs in Proverbs 3:23, Psalms 18:36, and 2 Samuel 22:37.
Why it lands — It demands active retention of instruction so that ordinary progress and urgent pursuit remain secure.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 3:23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
- Psalms 18:36 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
- 2 Samuel 22:37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
- 1 Peter 2:8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
- John 11:9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
- Psalms 91:11 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Psalms 119:165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
- 1 John 2:10 Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
- Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Job 18:7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.