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Proverbs 4:12 Interlinear

“ shall not be straitened thy steps and when thou runnest thou shalt not stumble”

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Proverbs 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ	H1980		to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
2	לֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	יֵצַ֣ר	H3334	shall not be straitened	to press (intransitive), i.e., be narrow; figuratively, be in distress
4	צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ	H6806	thy steps	a pace or regular step
5	וְאִם	H518		used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
6	תָּ֝ר֗וּץ	H7323	and when thou runnest	to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
7	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8	תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃	H3782	thou shalt not stumble	to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall

Proverbs 4:12 (current) shall not be straitened thy steps and when thou runnest thou shalt not stumble