Proverbs 4:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Proverbs 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:17 ; Psalms 15:1-5 ; Psalms 24:1-10 ; Psalms 37 ....
Proverbs 4:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be (e) straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. (e) You will walk at liberty without offence.
Proverbs 4:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

When thou goest: or, as thou walkest; i.e. however hedged in our path seems, it opens out as we go forward. when thou runnest . if thou runnest. To walk is obligatory; to run is optional.
Proverbs 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Thy steps shall not be straitened - True wisdom will teach thee to keep out of embarrassments. A man...
Proverbs 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened - by insurmountable obstacles in thy way...
Proverbs 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ancestral Wisdom. The Two Paths In Proverbs 4:1-9 the teacher lays stress on the fact that his instruction is a repetition of his father's. No teaching was thought valuable save that which was h...
Proverbs 4:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT "Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth. "He taught me, and said unto me," etc. Proverbs 4:4 THIS chapter begins...
Proverbs 4:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Guide-Posts on the Way of Life Proverbs 4:10-27 One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special attention. The path of the just, etc ., Proverbs 4:18 . We may compare this b...
Proverbs 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter there are three addresses. The first is of the nature of personal testimony (verses Pro 4:1-9). The next two are exhortations to fidelity (verses Pro 4:10-27). The father urges his ow...
Proverbs 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be strai...
Proverbs 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened ,.... By enemies, or attended with difficulties and obstructions, or subject to dangers, but be at freedom and liberty in walking; for though saint...
Proverbs 4:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Ver. 12. And when thou runnest. ] Having a good mixture of zeal and knowledge; so that thy zeal d...
Proverbs 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings Diligently attend to and imbibe my instructions, as the earth drinks in the rain that drops upon it. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom Either, 1st, Th...
Proverbs 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I gi...
Proverbs 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thy steps shall not be straitened; thou shalt manage thine affairs with great facility, and safety, and success. It is a metaphor from those who walk in a strait and uneven path, where they are apt...
Proverbs 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Wisdom Teaches Men The Way In Which They Should Go, A Way In Which They Will Not Stumble And Which Leads To Life, They Are Thus To Avoid The Way Of The Wicked In Which Men Stumble And Where De...
Proverbs 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 4:8 . Exalt or “esteem.” Proverbs 4:9 . Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown of glory.” Proverbs 4:10 . As is all other instances (see Notes on...
Proverbs 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 4:1 . Hear, ye children, a Hebraism, equivalent to wash, cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his...
Proverbs 4:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Monotony and crises The old metaphor likening life to a path has many felicities in it. It sug...
Proverbs 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 4:1-20 7. Seventh admonitory discourse. We here enter upon the second group of admonitory discourses, as is indicated by the opening address, "my children," and which...
Proverbs 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Admonitions Concerning Wisdom
Proverbs 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:10 ; 1 John 2:11 ; 1 Peter 2:8 ; 2 Samuel 22:37 ; Jeremiah 31:9 ; Job 18:7 ; Job 18:8 ; John 11:10 ; John 11:9 ; Proverbs 6:22 ; Proverbs 3:23 ; Proverbs 4:19 ; Psalms 119:165 ;...
Proverbs 4:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Sacred Exhortations Proverbs 4:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is well, now and then, to step aside and consider what God has to say to young men and women; as well as to consider what He says to t...

Proverbs 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 4:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 4:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 4:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary