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Chapter 4
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Proverbs 4

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12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 4:12. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 54
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃

8 word entries
בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ
Lemma
b/3212
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal infinitive construct + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3212
Occurrences
19
לֹא
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
יֵצַ֣ר
Lemma
3334
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3334
Occurrences
4
צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ
Lemma
6806
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6806
Occurrences
14
וְאִם
Lemma
c/518 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H518
Occurrences
279
תָּ֝ר֗וּץ
Lemma
7323
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7323
Occurrences
47
לֹ֣א
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
תִכָּשֵֽׁל
Lemma
3782
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3782
Occurrences
45
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ἐὰν γὰρ πορεύῃ, οὐ συγκλεισθήσεταί σου τὰ διαβήματα· ἐὰν δὲ τρέχῃς, οὐ κοπιάσεις.

13 word entries
Ἐὰν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐάν
Transliteration
ean
Morphology
conditional particle
Gloss
if, whenever
Part of Speech
conditional particle
Definition
Conditional particle, often with subjunctive.
Occurrences
1253
γὰρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
γάρ
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
postpositive explanatory conjunction
Gloss
for, because
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Explanatory or causal conjunction.
Occurrences
1390
πορεύῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
poreye
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
18
οὐ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
συγκλεισθήσεταί
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
sygkleisthesetai
Morphology
verb, future middle indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it will ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
σου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
τὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
διαβήματα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
diabemata
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
6
ἐὰν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐάν
Transliteration
ean
Morphology
conditional particle
Gloss
if, whenever
Part of Speech
conditional particle
Definition
Conditional particle, often with subjunctive.
Occurrences
1253
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
τρέχῃς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
treches
Morphology
genitive singular feminine or nominative masculine pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
οὐ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
κοπιάσεις
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
kopiaseis
Morphology
Greek -εις form; likely verb 2nd singular or plural noun/adjective depending on context
Gloss
form requires context
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܡܐ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܢܙܘܥ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܟ ܘܐܢ ܪܗܛ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ

11 word entries
ܘܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܡܐ
Transliteration
wm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
73
ܕܡܗܠܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmhlk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
16
ܐܢܬ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܬ
Transliteration
ant
Morphology
personal pronoun, second singular
Gloss
you
Occurrences
901
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܢܙܘܥ̈ܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nzw'n
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
ܗ̈ܠܟܬܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hlktk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
ܘܐܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܐܢ
Transliteration
w'n
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
263
ܪܗܛ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܪܗܛ
Transliteration
rht
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
12
ܐܢܬ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܬ
Transliteration
ant
Morphology
personal pronoun, second singular
Gloss
you
Occurrences
901
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܬܬܩܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ttql
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

כַּד תֵּיזֵל לָא תִתְּעוּק אָרְחָךְ וְאִין תִּרְהַט לָא תִתְקָל׃

9 word entries
כַּד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
כד
Transliteration
kd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
581
תֵּיזֵל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tyzl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
3
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
תִתְּעוּק
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tt'wq
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
אָרְחָךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'rchk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
וְאִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אין
Transliteration
w'yn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
255
תִּרְהַט
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
trht
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
תִתְקָל׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ttql
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
3
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

quas cum ingressus fueris, non arctabuntur gressus tui, et currens non habebis offendiculum.

13 word entries
quas
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quas
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
cum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cum
Transliteration
cum
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
5272
ingressus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
ingressus
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
561
fueris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
fueris
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
artabuntur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
arto
Transliteration
artabuntur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4
gressus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
gressus
Transliteration
gressus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
37
tui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
currens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
curro
Transliteration
currens
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
91
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
habebis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
habeo
Transliteration
habebis
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1641
offendiculum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
offendiculum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
19

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 3:23

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

12 relevance votes

Psalms 18:36

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

10 relevance votes

1 Peter 2:8

And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

7 relevance votes

2 Samuel 22:37

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

6 relevance votes

Psalms 119:165

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 6:22

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

2 relevance votes

Jeremiah 31:9

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

2 relevance votes
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