Proverbs 4 · Verse 26

Proverbs 4:26

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Proverbs 4:26, King James Version

Proverbs 4:26 in other translations

BSBMake a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
WEBMake the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
ASVMake level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
YLTPonder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.
DARBYPonder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered.
BBEKeep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
WebsterPonder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

What does Proverbs 4:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Ponder--Consider well; a wise course results from wise forethought.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Ponder the path of thy feet - Weigh well the part thou shouldst act in life. See that thou contract no bad habits.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:14-27

The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there…

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Proverbs 4:26 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.

פַּ֭לֵּסPa.lesmake levelH6424
מַעְגַּ֣לma'.Gal[the] track ofH4570
רַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khafoot yourH7272
וְֽכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
דְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaways yourH1870
יִכֹּֽנוּ\׃yi.Ko.nulet them be steadfastH3559

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Cross references for Proverbs 4:26

  • Hebrews 12:13

    And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

  • Psalms 37:23

    The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

  • Psalms 119:5

    O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:3

    But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

  • Haggai 1:5

    Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

  • Haggai 1:7

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

  • Proverbs 5:21

    For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

  • Psalms 119:59

    I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

  • Ezekiel 18:28

    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Ephesians 5:15

    See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

  • Proverbs 5:6

    Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

  • Psalms 40:2

    He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ponder.
5:6; Ps 119:59; Eze 18:28; Hag 1:5,7; Eph 5:15,17
let all thy ways be established. or, all thy ways shall beordered aright.
Ps 37:23; 40:2; 1Th 3:13; 2Th 3:3; 1Pe 5:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 4:25

    Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • Proverbs 4:26

    Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

  • Proverbs 4:27

    Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

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Proverbs 4:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Examina la senda de tus pies, y todos tus caminos sean ordenados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Pèse le chemin de tes pieds, et que toutes tes voies soient bien réglées.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ebne die Bahn deines Fußes, und alle deine Wege seien gerade;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dirige semitam pedibus tuis, et omnes viæ tuæ stabilientur.