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Proverbs 4:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verse 13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.Proverbs 4:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:13 in context
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
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.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- holdchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- keepnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- gorâphâhto slackenH7503 →
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Here we have, I. The invitation which Solomon gives to his children to come and receive instruction from him (Pro 4:1, Pro 4:2): Hear, you children, the instruction of a father. That is, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13