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Proverbs 3:23

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3:23Then you will walk on your way66 with security,

and you67 will not stumble.68

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Footnotes

  1. 66 The noun דַּרְכֶּךָ (darkekha, “your way”) functions as an adverbial accusative of location: “on your way.”
  2. 67 Heb “your foot.” The term רַגְלְךָ (raglékha, “your foot”) functions as a synecdoche of part (= foot) for the whole person (= you).
  3. 68 The verb נָגַף (ragaf, “to strike; to smite”) sometimes means “to stumble” against a stone (e.g., Ps 91:12). Here the object (“stone”) is implied ( 619 ). This is a figure (hypocatastasis) comparing stumbling on a stone in the path to making serious mistakes in life that bring harm.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then you will walk on your way securely,

and your foot will not stumble.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then you will go on your way in safety,

and your foot will not stumble.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then you will go safely on your way;

your foot will not stumble.

NLTNew Living Translation

They keep you safe on your way,

and your feet will not stumble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then you will walk in the confidence of your ways,

and your foot will not stumble.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely,

And thy foot shall not stumble.