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Proverbs 4:26-27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verses 26–27
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 4:26-27 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:26-27 in context
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 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
- Deuteronomy 28:14
- Proverbs 16:17
- Deuteronomy 12:32
Key words (Strong's)
- Ponderpâlaçproperly, to roll flatH6424 →
- removeçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- pathmaʻgâla trackH4570 →
- feetregela footH7272 →
- waysdereka roadH1870 →
- Turnnâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- handyâmîynthe right hand or side of a person or other objectH3225 →
- leftsᵉmôʼwlproperly, darkH8040 →
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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