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Your Walk Affects Others
Commentators explain that “making straight paths” is a call to corporate responsibility. It means living with integrity and removing spiritual stumbling blocks, not just for your own sake, but for the weaker believers (the “lame”) in the community. Your choices create the path others walk on, and the goal is to make it smooth and safe, preventing them from stumbling or straying from the faith.
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 12:13
18th Century
Theologian
And make straight paths for your feet. The marginal note says even. The word used here properly means straight in the se…
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 12:13
Straight paths (τροχιας ορθας). Track of a wheel (τροχος, James 3:6 from τρεχω, to run), here only in N.T. "Straight (ο…
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 12:13
19th Century
Bishop
And make straight paths.—Quoted with some slight changes from the Greek translation of Proverbs 4:26, ponder (or, more pr…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 12:11–13
19th Century
Preacher
Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to th…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 12:13
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
On Hebrews 12:13
16th Century
Theologian
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
On Hebrews 12:13
17th Century
Pastor
And make straight paths for your feet
By "feet" are meant the walk and conversation of the saints, both in the churc…
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 12:12–17
17th Century
Minister
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…