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Complete Jewish Bible
Proverbs 4:26
Level the path for your feet, let all your ways be properly prepared;
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Christian Standard Bible®
Carefully consider the path for your feet,and all your ways will be established.
Carefully consider the path for your feet,and all your ways will be established.
Hebrew Names Version
Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
King James Version
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
English Standard Version
Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.
Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.
New Century Version
Be careful what you do, and always do what is right.
Be careful what you do, and always do what is right.
New English Translation
Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.
Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.
Amplified Bible
Consider well and watch carefully the path of your feet, And all your ways will be steadfast and sure.
Consider well and watch carefully the path of your feet, And all your ways will be steadfast and sure.
New American Standard Bible
Watch the path of your feet, And all your ways will be established.
Watch the path of your feet, And all your ways will be established.
World English Bible
Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy waies be ordred aright.
Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy waies be ordred aright.
Legacy Standard Bible
Watch the track of your feetAnd all your ways will be established.
Watch the track of your feetAnd all your ways will be established.
Berean Standard Bible
Make level paths for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Make level paths for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Contemporary English Version
Know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground.
Know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground.
Darby Translation
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered.
Easy-to-Read Version
Make sure you are going the right way, and nothing will make you fall.
Make sure you are going the right way, and nothing will make you fall.
George Lamsa Translation
Keep your feet away from evil paths; then all your ways shall be firm.
Keep your feet away from evil paths; then all your ways shall be firm.
Good News Translation
Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right.
Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right.
Lexham English Bible
May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.
May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.
Literal Translation
Study the track of your feet, then all your ways will be established.
Study the track of your feet, then all your ways will be established.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Podre the path of thy fete, so shal all yi wayes be sure.
Podre the path of thy fete, so shal all yi wayes be sure.
American Standard Version
Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
Bible in Basic English
Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Make plain the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Make plain the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
King James Version (1611)
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy wayes be established.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy wayes be established.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy wayes be ordred aright.
Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy wayes be ordred aright.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.
Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.
English Revised Version
Make level the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Make level the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Dresse thou pathis to thi feet, and alle thi weies schulen be stablischid.
Dresse thou pathis to thi feet, and alle thi weies schulen be stablischid.
Update Bible Version
Make level the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
Make level the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
Webster's Bible Translation
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
New King James Version
Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
New Living Translation
Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.
Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.
New Life Bible
Watch the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Watch the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
New Revised Standard
Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:
Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Make straight the path for thy feet, and all thy ways shall be established.
Make straight the path for thy feet, and all thy ways shall be established.
Revised Standard Version
Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure.
Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure.
Young's Literal Translation
Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways [are] established.
Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways [are] established.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Watch the path of your feet And all your ways will be established.
Watch the path of your feet And all your ways will be established.
Contextual Overview
20 My son, pay attention to what I am saying; incline your ear to my words. 21 Don't let them out of your sight, keep them deep in your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health to their whole being. 23 Above everything else, guard your heart; for it is the source of life's consequences. 24 Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze on what lies in front of you. 26 Level the path for your feet, let all your ways be properly prepared; 27 then deviate neither right nor left; and keep your foot far from evil.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ponder: Proverbs 5:6, Psalms 119:59, Ezekiel 18:28, Haggai 1:5, Haggai 1:7, Ephesians 5:15, Ephesians 5:17
let all thy ways be established: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright, Psalms 37:23, Psalms 40:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, 1 Peter 5:10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:14 - thou shalt Joshua 23:6 - that ye Psalms 39:1 - I said Proverbs 14:15 - simple Matthew 7:14 - narrow Hebrews 12:13 - make
Cross-References
Genesis 4:14
You are banning me today from the land and from your presence. I will be a fugitive wandering the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
You are banning me today from the land and from your presence. I will be a fugitive wandering the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
Genesis 4:15
Adonai answered him, "Therefore, whoever kills Kayin will receive vengeance sevenfold," and Adonai put a sign on Kayin, so that no one who found him would kill him.
Adonai answered him, "Therefore, whoever kills Kayin will receive vengeance sevenfold," and Adonai put a sign on Kayin, so that no one who found him would kill him.
Genesis 4:17
Kayin had sexual relations with his wife; she conceived and gave birth to Hanokh. Kayin built a city and named the city after his son Hanokh.
Kayin had sexual relations with his wife; she conceived and gave birth to Hanokh. Kayin built a city and named the city after his son Hanokh.
Genesis 4:18
To Hanokh was born ‘Irad. ‘Irad fathered Mechuya'el, Mechuya'el fathered Metusha'el, and Metusha'el fathered Lemekh.
To Hanokh was born ‘Irad. ‘Irad fathered Mechuya'el, Mechuya'el fathered Metusha'el, and Metusha'el fathered Lemekh.
Genesis 12:8
He left that place, went to the hill east of Beit-El and pitched his tent. With Beit-El to the west and ‘Ai to the east, he built an altar there and called on the name of Adonai .
He left that place, went to the hill east of Beit-El and pitched his tent. With Beit-El to the west and ‘Ai to the east, he built an altar there and called on the name of Adonai .
Genesis 26:25
There he built an altar and called on the name of Adonai . He pitched his tent there, and there Yitz'chak's servants dug a well.
There he built an altar and called on the name of Adonai . He pitched his tent there, and there Yitz'chak's servants dug a well.
1 Kings 18:24
Then, you, call on the name of your god; and I will call on the name of Adonai ; and the God who answers with fire, let him be God!" All the people answered, "Good idea! Agreed!"
Then, you, call on the name of your god; and I will call on the name of Adonai ; and the God who answers with fire, let him be God!" All the people answered, "Good idea! Agreed!"
Psalms 116:17
I will offer a sacrifice of thanks to you and will call on the name of Adonai .
I will offer a sacrifice of thanks to you and will call on the name of Adonai .
Isaiah 44:5
One will say, ‘I belong to Adonai .' Another will be called by the name of Ya‘akov. Yet another will write that he belongs to Adonai . and adopt the surname Isra'el."
One will say, ‘I belong to Adonai .' Another will be called by the name of Ya‘akov. Yet another will write that he belongs to Adonai . and adopt the surname Isra'el."
Isaiah 48:1
Listen to this, house of Ya‘akov, called by the name of Isra'el, who have come from the spring of Y'hudah, who swear by the name of Adonai and invoke the God of Isra'el! — it is not sincerely or justifiably
Listen to this, house of Ya‘akov, called by the name of Isra'el, who have come from the spring of Y'hudah, who swear by the name of Adonai and invoke the God of Isra'el! — it is not sincerely or justifiably
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ponder the path of thy feet,.... Consider well what path it is, whether right or wrong; or weigh it in the balances of thought, as Aben Ezra; or rather in the balances of the word, and see whether it agrees with that or not. The Septuagint version is, "make straight paths for thy feet"; to which the author of the epistle to the Hebrews seems to have respect, Hebrews 12:13;
and let all thy walls be established; so as to walk on steadily, constantly, uniformly, and not be easily moved out of the ways of religion and truth. Or, "let all thy ways be prepared", or "directed", or "disposed" c; according to the rule of the divine word. Some render it as a promise, "and all thy ways shall be established" d; when care is taken to look well into them; see 2 Chronicles 20:20.
c ××× × "dirigantur", Tigurine version, Mercerus; "recte apparentur aut disponantur", Vatablus. d "Stabilientur", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "constabilientur", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Speech turned from its true purpose, the wandering eye that leads on to evil, action hasty and inconsiderate, are the natural results where we do not âabove all keeping keep our heartâ Proverbs 4:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 4:26. Ponder the path of thy feet — Weigh well the part thou shouldst act in life. See that thou contract no bad habits.
