the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Hebrews 12:13
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and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated but healed instead.
And make straight paths for your feete, lest that which is lame bee turned out of the way, but let it rather bee healed.
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is impaired may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
Keep on the right path, so the weak will not stumble but rather be strengthened.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be debilitated, but rather healed.
and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse.
and make a level path for your feet; so that what has been injured will not get wrenched out of joint but rather will be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.
Live in the right way so that you will be saved and your weakness will not cause you to be lost.
And make straight steppes vnto your feete, lest that which is halting, be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.
And make straight the paths for your feet, so that the weak do not go astray but are healed.
Keep walking on straight paths, so that the lame foot may not be disabled, but instead be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
"and make straight tracks for your feet," that the lame not be turned aside, but rather healed. Isa. 35:3; Prov. 4:26
Cut through and make smooth, straight paths for your feet [that are safe and go in the right direction], so that the leg which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather may be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not become worse but rather be healed.Proverbs 4:26-27; Galatians 6:1;">[xr]
and right ways make for your feet, that the member which is lame may not wander, but be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, that the limb which is lame may not be wrenched, but may be healed.
And make ryght steppes vnto your feete, lest that which is haltyng, turne you out of the way: but let it rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
And make strait paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put entirely out of joint
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame not be turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet , so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.
Walk straight ahead so the weak leg will not be turned aside, but will be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
And, straight tracks, be making for your feet - that the lame member may not be dislocated, but, be healed rather.
And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
and se that ye have strayght steppes vnto youre fete lest eny haltinge turne out of ye waye: yee let it rather be healed.
and straight paths make for your feet, that that which is lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed;
and se that ye haue straight steppes vnto youre fete, lest eny haltinge turne you out of the waye, yee let it rather be healed.
clear the way for your feet, lest that which is lame should be quite out of joint, instead of being redress'd."
Keep your eyes on the trail so you will not wander off like a weakling into the brush, briars, and box canyons.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
make: Proverbs 4:26, Proverbs 4:27, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:8-10, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:4, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 58:12, Jeremiah 18:15, Luke 3:5
straight: or, even
lame: Isaiah 35:6, Jeremiah 31:8, Jeremiah 31:9
but let: Galatians 6:1, Jude 1:22, Jude 1:23
Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:22 - General Deuteronomy 19:3 - General Deuteronomy 20:3 - let not Deuteronomy 22:4 - thou shalt surely 1 Samuel 23:16 - strengthened Ezra 10:4 - be of good Psalms 5:8 - make Psalms 31:24 - Be of Isaiah 57:14 - take Isaiah 62:10 - go through Micah 4:6 - will I Zephaniah 3:19 - and I will save Matthew 12:20 - bruised Matthew 18:14 - one Luke 22:32 - strengthen John 14:1 - not John 21:15 - lambs Acts 18:23 - strengthening Acts 20:35 - how that Romans 14:21 - whereby Hebrews 5:2 - them Hebrews 6:1 - let James 5:19 - and one
Cross-References
Forsothe Abram and Nachor weddiden wyues; the name of the wijf of Abram was Saray, and the name of the wiif of Nachor was Melcha, the douyter of Aran, fadir of Melcha and fadir of Jescha.
Y schal blesse hem that blessen thee, and Y schal curse hem that cursen thee; and alle kynredis of erthe schulen be blessid in thee.
And he took Saray, his wijf, and Loth, the sone of his brother, and al the substaunce which thei hadden in possessioun, and the men whiche thei hadden bigete in Aran; and thei yeden out that thei `schulen go in to the loond of Chanaan. And whanne they camen in to it,
Abram passide thorou the lond til to the place of Sichem, and til to the noble valey. Forsothe Chananei was thanne in the lond.
And fro thennus he passide forth to the hil Bethel, that was ayens the eest, and settide there his tabernacle, hauynge Bethel fro the west, and Hay fro the eest. And he bildide also there an auter to the Lord, and inwardli clepide his name.
and that whanne Egipcians schulen se thee, thei schulen seie, it is his wijf, and thei schulen sle me, and `schulen reserue thee.
Therfor, Y biseche thee, seie thou, that thou art my sistir, that it be wel to me for thee, and that my lijf lyue for loue of thee.
and he seide of Sare, his wijf, Sche is my sistir. Therfor Abymalec, kyng of Gerare, sente, and took hir.
Whether he seide not to me, Sche is my sistir, and sche seide, He is my brother? In the symplenesse of myn herte, and in the clennesse of myn hondis Y dide this.
And whanne he was axid of men of that place of his wijf, he answarde, Sche is my sistir; for he dredde to knowleche that sche was felouschipid to hym in matrymonye, and gesside lest peraduenture thei wolden sle him for the fairnesse of hir.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And make straight paths for your feet,.... By "feet" are meant the walk and conversation of the saints, both in the church, and in the world, Song of Solomon 7:1 and there are paths made ready for these feet to walk in; as the good old paths of truth, of the word and worship of God, of faith and holiness: and to make these paths "straight", is to make the word of God the rule of walking; to avoid carefully joining anything with it as a rule; to attend constantly on the ordinances of Christ; to go on evenly in a way of believing on him; to walk in some measure worthy of the calling wherewith we are called, and by way of example to others.
Lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; a lame member, as the Syriac version, a lame member of the body of Christ, the church; or a lame person, as the Arabic version, a weak believer; one that is ready to halt, either through the corruption of nature, or through the weakness of grace, or through want of light and judgment, and through instability and inconstancy; lest such an one should, through the irregular walk and conversation of others, be stumbled and offended, and go out of the way, and leave the paths of righteousness and truth. God takes care of, and has a regard to such, and he would have others also, Micah 4:6. The Ethiopic version reads, "that your halting may be healed, and not offended": that you yourselves may not halt and stumble.
But let it rather be healed; the fallen believer be restored, the weak brother be confirmed, the halting professor be strengthened, and everyone be built up and established upon the most holy faith, and in the pure ways of the Gospel.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And make straight paths for your feet - Margin, “even.” The word used here means properly straight, in the sense of upright, erect; Acts 14:10; but it is used here in the sense of straight horizontally, that is, level, plain, smooth. The meaning is, that they were to remove all obstacles out of the way, so that they need not stumble and fail. There is probably an allusion here to Proverbs 4:25-27. “Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil.” The idea is, that by every proper means they were to make the way to heaven as plain and easy as possible. They were to allow no obstructions in the path over which the lame and feeble might fall.
Lest that which is lame be turned out of the way - A lame man needs a smooth path to walk in. The idea is here, that everything which would prevent those in the church who were in any danger of falling - the feeble, the unestablished, the weak - from walking in the path to heaven, or which might be an occasion to them of falling, should be removed. Or it may mean, that in a road that was not level, those who were lame would be in danger of spraining, distorting, or wrenching a lame limb; and the counsel is, that whatever would have a tendency to this should be removed. Divested of the figure, the passage means, that everything should be removed which would hinder anyone from walking in the path to life.
But let it rather be healed - As in the case of lameness, pains should be taken to heal it rather than to suffer it to be increased by careless exposure to a new sprain or fracture, so it should be in our religious and moral character. Whatever is defective we should endeavor to restore to soundness, rather than to suffer the defect to be increased. Whatever is feeble in our faith or hope; whatever evil tendency there is in our hearts, we should endeavor to strengthen and amend, lest it should become worse, and we should entirely fall.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 12:13. Make straight paths for your feet — That is, Take the straight path that is before you, do not go in crooked or rough ways, where are stones, briers, and thorns, by which you will be inevitably lamed, and so totally prevented from proceeding in the way; whereas, if you go in the even, proper path, though you have been wounded by getting into a wrong way, that which was wounded will be healed by moderate, equal exercise, all impediments being removed. The application of all this to a correct, holy deportment in religious life, is both natural and easy.
