Proverbs 4:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.”Proverbs 4:12
What Does Proverbs 4:12 Mean?
Proverbs 4:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 4, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 4:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 119:45“And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.”Proverbs 3:23“Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.”Psalms 18:36“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.”2 Samuel 22:37“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.”1 Peter 2:8“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.”John 11:9“Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.”Psalms 91:11“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”Psalms 119:165“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”1 John 2:10“He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.”Job 18:7“The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.”Proverbs 4:19“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”Proverbs 6:22“When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.”Jeremiah 31:9“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, and Ephraim is my firstborn.”Romans 9:32“Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;”2 Corinthians 6:12“Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.”
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