Proverbs 4:26

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Proverbs 4:26 tn Heb “path of your foot.”
2. Proverbs 4:26 sn The verb is a denominative Piel from the word פֶּלֶס (peles), “balance; scale.” In addition to telling the disciple to keep focused on a righteous life, the sage tells him to keep his path level, which is figurative for living the righteous life.
3. Proverbs 4:26 tn Following an imperative, a vav plus imperfect verb can depict purpose or result.
4. Proverbs 4:26 tn The Niphal jussive from כּוּן (kun, “to be fixed; to be established; to be steadfast”) continues the idiom of walking and ways for the moral sense in life.