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Proverbs 4:25-27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verses 25–27
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.Proverbs 4:25-27 · King James Version
What Proverbs 4:25-27 means
Three body parts in three verses: the eyes, the feet, and the path under them. Solomon's counsel is about attention before it's about morality, because you end up where you're looking. Ponder the path of thy feet means think about where this road comes out before you take another step down it.
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Proverbs 4:25-27 in context
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 119:37
- Matthew 6:22
- Job 31:1
- Psalms 37:23
- Hebrews 12:13
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
- Psalms 119:5
- Haggai 1:5
- Haggai 1:7
- Proverbs 5:21
- Deuteronomy 5:32
- Joshua 1:7
Key words (Strong's)
- eyelidsʻaphʻaphan eyelashH6079 →
- Ponderpâlaçproperly, to roll flatH6424 →
- removeçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- looknâbaṭto scanH5027 →
- pathmaʻgâla trackH4570 →
- feetregela footH7272 →
- waysdereka roadH1870 →
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Solomon, having warned us not to do evil, here teaches us how to do well. It is not enough for us to shun the occasions of sin, but we must study the methods of duty. I. We must have a continual regard to the word of God and endeavour that it may be always ready to us. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-27