Proverbs 4:13
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”Proverbs 4:13
What Does Proverbs 4:13 Mean?
Proverbs 4:13 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 4, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 4:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 3:18“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”Hebrews 2:1“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”Proverbs 6:23“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”Proverbs 23:23“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”Deuteronomy 32:47“For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.”Acts 2:42“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”Acts 11:23“Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”1 Thessalonians 5:21“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”Hebrews 6:18“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”Proverbs 10:17“He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.”John 6:68“Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”Proverbs 7:2“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.”Song of Solomon 3:4“It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.”Revelation 2:13“I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.”Revelation 12:11“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”Ecclesiastes 7:12“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”Isaiah 56:2“Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.”Genesis 32:26“And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.”Job 27:6“My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.”Proverbs 3:22“So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.”
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