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Proverbs 4:12–13

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Proverbs 4:12

12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Proverbs 4:13

13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 4:12

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

steps

Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

runnest

Runs; moves swiftly on foot, proceeds, or continues in a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stumble

To strike upon without design; to fall on; to light on by chance. To obstruct in progress; to cause to trip or stop.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 4:13

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fast

Firm, fixed, or secure; moving quickly; also an abstinence from food or the act of abstaining.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hold

To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

instruction

Teaching, correction, discipline, or precepts that impart wisdom and direct conduct.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 12

  1. Proverbs 3:23
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  2. Psalms 18:36
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  3. 1 Peter 2:8
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  4. 2 Samuel 22:37
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  5. John 11:9–10
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From verse 13

  1. Hebrews 2:1
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  2. Proverbs 23:23
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  3. Proverbs 3:18
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  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:21
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  5. Deuteronomy 32:47
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