Proverbs Chapter 3 verse 23 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 3:23

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
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BBE Proverbs 3:23

Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.
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DARBY Proverbs 3:23

Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
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KJV Proverbs 3:23

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
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WBT Proverbs 3:23


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WEB Proverbs 3:23

Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble.
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YLT Proverbs 3:23

Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - Then shall thou walk in thy way safely. The first of the promises of protection, which follow from vers. 23-26. He who keeps "sound wisdom and discretion" shall enjoy the greatest sense of security in all situations of life. Safely (lavetakh); either in confidence, as Vulgate fiducialiter, i.e. confidently, because of the sense of security (cf. LXX., πεποιθὼς ἐν εἰρήνῃ, and ver. 26); or in security: the adverb lavetakh is equivalent to betakh in Proverbs 1:30 and Proverbs 10:9. The allusion is obvious. As he who is accompanied by an escort proceeds on his way in safety, so you protected by God will pass your life in security; or, as Trapp, "Thou shalt ever go under a double guard, 'the peace of God' within thee (Philippians 4:7), and the 'power of God' without thee (1 Peter 1:5)." And thy foot shall not stumble; literally, and thou shall not strike thy foot. Stumble in the original is thiggoph, 2 singular kal future of nagaph, "to smite, .... strike against with the foot." So in Psalm 91:12. The Authorized Version, however, correctly gives the sense. The LXX., like the Authorized Version, makes "foot" the subject, Ὁ δὲ ποῦς σου σὺ μὴ προσκόψῃ, "(That) thy foot may not stumble." For a similar assurance, see Proverbs 4:12. The meaning is: You will not stumble, because you will be walking in the way of wisdom, which is free from stumbling blocks (Lapide). You will not fall into sin.

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