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 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

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

13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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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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