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Proverbs 4:13–14

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Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
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From verse 13

  1. Hebrews 2:1Rank 1 from verse 13
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    1THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

  2. Proverbs 23:23Rank 2 from verse 13
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    23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

  3. Proverbs 3:18Rank 3 from verse 13
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    18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:21Rank 4 from verse 13
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    21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:47Rank 5 from verse 13
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    47For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

From verse 14

  1. Psalms 1:1Rank 1 from verse 14
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    1BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:33Rank 2 from verse 14
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    33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  3. Proverbs 1:10Rank 3 from verse 14
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    10¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

  4. Proverbs 1:15Rank 4 from verse 14
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    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  5. Proverbs 13:20Rank 5 from verse 14
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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Proverbs 4:13

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

fast

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Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

instruction

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Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 4:14

COMBINED MEANING

enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

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

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14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

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