Proverbs 4:13
“Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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Cross-References
“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”
“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.”
“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”
“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”
“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.”