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and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Straight paths (τροχιας ορθας). Track of a wheel (τροχος, James 3:6 from τρεχω, to run), here only in N.T. "Straight (ο…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And make straight paths for your feet. The marginal note says even. The word used here properly means straight in the se…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And make straight paths.—Quoted with some slight changes from the Greek translation of Proverbs 4:26, ponder (or, more pr…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

A quotation from Pr 4:26 is added. The idea is to put the paths into better shape in order to facilitate travel, specifically for the lame. The wri…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And make straight paths, etc. He has been until now teaching us to lean on God’s consolations, so that we may be bold and strenuous in doi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And make straight paths for your feet
By "feet" are meant the walk and conversation of the saints, both in the churc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A burden of affliction tends to make the Christian's hands hang down and his knees grow feeble, to dishearten and discourage him; but he must striv…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having indicated how we should behave toward the enduring evils of chastisement, the Apostle now shows how we should act to avoid the evils of guil…

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