Proverbs 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.”

Proverbs 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.”

Proverbs 4:12 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.”

Proverbs 4:12 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.”

Proverbs 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.”

Proverbs 4:12 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whe thou goest, thy gate shall not be strait, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.”

Proverbs 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:12 in Context — Proverbs 4

10 Écoute, mon fils, et reçois mes paroles; Et les années de ta vie se multiplieront.

11 Je te montre la voie de la sagesse, Je te conduis dans les sentiers de la droiture.

12 Si tu marches, ton pas ne sera point gêné; Et si tu cours, tu ne chancelleras point.

13 Retiens l’instruction, ne t’en dessaisis pas; Garde-la, car elle est ta vie.

14 N’entre pas dans le sentier des méchants, Et ne marche pas dans la voie des hommes mauvais.

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What Does Proverbs 4:12 Mean?

Proverbs 4:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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