Bible Strands
Proverbs 4:26
Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon instructs his son in a wisdom context, immediately following commands to fix one's gaze forward and avoid swerving toward evil.
The words — The imperative פַּלֵּס (Pa.lēṣ) commands to "make level," paired with מַעְגָּל (maʿgāl) supplied as "[the] track of" one's feet.
The thread — The text's path imagery recurs in Psalms 37:23 regarding ordered steps, Hebrews 12:13 urging straight paths for the lame, and Psalms 119:5 praying for ways committed to God's statutes.
Why it lands — The verse commands the practical preparation of one's course so that every action remains secure and unswerving.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Cross-references
- Psalms 37:23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Hebrews 12:13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
- Psalms 119:5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- Haggai 1:5 Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
- Proverbs 5:21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Haggai 1:7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
- Psalms 119:59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
- Ezekiel 18:28 Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Ephesians 5:15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,