Proverbs 4:12

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I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.	When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.	Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

When thou goest^H3212, thy steps^H6806 shall not be straitened^H3334; and when thou runnest^H7323, thou shalt not stumble^H3782.

Original Hebrew

בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵׁל׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בְּֽ֭/לֶכְתְּ/ךָ	Be./lekh.te./kha	H3212	HR/Vqc/Sp2ms	when/ walking/ you
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
יֵצַ֣ר	ye.Tzar	H3334	HVqi3ms	anyone will hinder
צַעֲדֶ֑/ךָ	tza.'a.De./kha	H6806	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	step(s)/ your
וְ/אִם	ve./'im-	H518	HC/C	and/ if
תָּ֝ר֗וּץ	ta.Rutz	H7323	HVqi2ms	you will run
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
תִכָּשֵֽׁל	ti.ka.Shel	H3782	HVNi2ms	you will stumble

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
H3334 — יָצַר (yâtsar, yaw-tsar'): a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress; be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.
H3782 — כָּשַׁל (kâshal, kaw-shal'): a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall; bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.
H6806 — צַעַד (tsaʻad, tsah'-ad): from צַנְתָּרָה; a pace or regular step; pace, step.
H7323 — רוּץ (rûwts, roots): a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

thou goest — 2 Samuel 22:37, Job 18:7-8, Psalms 18:36, Proverbs 6:22
thou shalt — Psalms 91:11-12, Psalms 119:165, Proverbs 3:23, Proverbs 4:19, Jeremiah 31:9, John 11:9-10, Romans 9:32-33, 1 Peter 2:8, 1 John 2:10-11

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