Proverbs 4 · Verse 11

Proverbs 4:11

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs 4:11, King James Version

Proverbs 4:11 in other translations

BSBI will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
WEBI have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
ASVI have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
YLTIn a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
DARBYI will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness.
BBEI have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
WebsterI have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

What does Proverbs 4:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:11-12
11-12. way of wisdom--which it prescribes. led thee--literally, "caused thee to tread," as a path (Psa 107:7). not be straitened--have ample room (Psa 18:36).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:1-13

We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though instruction carry in it reproof and correction, bid it welcome. Solomon's parents loved him, therefore taught him. Wise and godly men, in every age of the world, and rank in society, agree that true wisdom consists in obedience, and is united to happiness. Get wisdom, take pains for it. Get the rule over thy corruptions; take more pains to get this than the…

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Proverbs 4:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh<in> [the] way ofH1870
חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahwisdomH2451
הֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaI taught youH3384
הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaI led youH1869
בְּמַעְגְּלֵי\־be.ma'.ge.lei-in tracks ofH4570
יֹֽשֶׁר\׃Yo.sheruprightnessH3476

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 4:11

  • Psalms 25:4-5

    Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:9

    And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

  • Proverbs 8:9

    They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

  • Proverbs 8:6

    Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

  • 1 Samuel 12:23-24

    Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

  • Psalms 23:3

    He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

  • Deuteronomy 4:5

    Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

  • Proverbs 4:4

    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

  • Acts 13:10

    And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  • Proverbs 8:20

    I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
taught.
4; De 4:5; 1Sa 12:24; Ec 12:9
led.
8:6,9,20; Ps 23:3; 25:4,5; Ac 13:10

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Context

  • Proverbs 4:10

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

  • Proverbs 4:11

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

  • Proverbs 4:12

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

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Proverbs 4:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por el camino de la sabiduría te he encaminado, y por veredas derechas te he hecho andar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je t’enseignerai la voie de la sagesse, je te dirigerai dans les chemins de la droiture.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich unterweise dich in dem Wege der Weisheit, leite dich auf Bahnen der Geradheit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Viam sapientiæ monstrabo tibi; ducam te per semitas æquitatis: