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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 4, Verse 12

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I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
King James Version
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
American Standard Version
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
New English Translation
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.
World English Bible
When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
13
Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.
14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
15
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
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For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
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For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.