Proverbs 4:12
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אָצַל
ʼâtsal
to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract
English grammatical function word ('runnest'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
כָּשַׁל
kâshal
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('runnest'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →כָּשַׁל kâshal
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
Study H3782 →Cross References
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel,...
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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