KJV King James Version
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
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Proverbs 3:23
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
WEB World English Bible
Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.
ASV American Standard Version
Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 3
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
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Proverbs 10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.Proverbs 4:12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.Psalm 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.Psalm 91:11-12For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.Psalm 37:31The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.Psalm 121:8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.Psalm 37:23-24The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.Proverbs 2:8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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