When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
When thou goeſt, thy ſteps ſhall not be ſtraitned, * and when thou runneſt, thou ſhalt not ſtumble.
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  Occurrence Count
יָלַךְ , verb, yalakh — again, away, bear, bring, carry away, come away, depart, flow, (value 60)
H3212,
יָלַךְ yâlak, yaw-lak'; a primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):—× again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 936 Verses, 34 Books 1031  Occurrence Count
יָצַר , verb, yatzar — be distressed, be narrow, be straitened in straits, be vexed (value 300)
H3334,
יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress:—be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.to bind, be distressed, be in distress, be cramped, be narrow, be scant, be in straits, make narrow, cause distress, beseige
(Qal) to suffer distress
Used in 10 Verses, 8 Books 10  Occurrence Count
כָּשַׁל , verb, kashal — to stumble, stagger, totter (value 350)
H3782,
כָּשַׁל kâshal, kaw-shal'; a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall:—bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, × utterly, be weak.to stumble, stagger, totter
(Qal)
to stumble
to totter
(Niphal)
to stumble
to be tottering, be feeble
(Hiphil)
to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow
to make feeble, make weak
(Hophal) to be made to stumble
(Piel) bereave
Used in 59 Verses, 16 Books 62  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
צַעַד , masculine noun, tzaʿad — a step, pace (value 164)
H6806,
צַעַד tsaʻad, tsah'-ad; from H6804; a pace or regular step:—pace, step.step, pace, stride
step, pace
step, steps (of course of life) (fig)
Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 14  Occurrence Count
רוּץ , verb, rutz — to run (value 296)
H7323,
רוּץ rûwts, roots; a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush):—break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.to run
(Qal)
to run
runners (participle as subst)
(Polel) to run swiftly, dart
(Hiphil)
to bring or move quickly, hurry
to drive away from, cause to run away
Used in 92 Verses, 23 Books 101  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 4:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ |
| Verse #16503 (Ch. #632) — 8 words, 27 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| When thou goest, |
H3212yalakh |
יָלַךְ |
60 |
| thy steps |
H6806tzaʿad |
צַעַד |
164 |
| shall not be straitened; |
H3334yatzar |
יָצַר |
300 |
| and when thou runnest, |
H7323rutz |
רוּץ |
296 |
| thou shalt not stumble. |
H3782kashal |
כָּשַׁל |
350 |
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