Proverbs
Proverbs 4:12
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
when you run, you will not stumble.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When you walk | בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ | bə·leḵ·tə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| your steps | צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ | ṣa·‘ă·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6806 step, pace |
| will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be impeded | יֵצַ֣ר | yê·ṣar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3334 press, be narrow, be in distress |
| when | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you run | תָּ֝ר֗וּץ | tā·rūṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7323 run |
| you will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| stumble | תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ | ṯik·kā·šêl | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 3:23 · Psalm 18:36 · 1 Peter 2:8 · 2 Samuel 22:37 · John 11:9–10 · Psalm 119:165 · 1 John 2:10–11 · Psalm 91:11–12 · Proverbs 4:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.