When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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Gill's Exposition
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened,.... By enemies, or attended with difficulties and obstructions, or subject to dangers, but be at freedom and liberty in walking; for though saints…
The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2Sa 23:2 etc.; 1Ch 28:9; 1Ch 29:17; Psa 15:1-5; Psa 24:1-10; Ps. 37. Pro 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get…
Here we have,
I. The invitation which Solomon gives to his children to come and receive instruction from him (Pro 4:1, Pro 4:2): Hear, you children, the instruction of a father. That is, 1. "Let my…
Cambridge Bible
goest … runnest The figure of Pro 4:4 is continued.
straitened "His firm, wide steps of prosperity and security, when he walked in a wide place (Psa 4:1), become narrowed and hampered." Widening of…
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