Proverbs 4:13

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Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.
  • Prov 3:22 : 22 So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Acquire truth and do not sell it– wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Warning Against Drifting Away Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
  • Rev 2:13 : 13 ‘I know where you live– where Satan’s throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
  • Gen 32:26 : 26 Then the man said,“Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.”“I will not let you go,” Jacob replied,“unless you bless me.”
  • Deut 32:47 : 47 For this is no idle word for you– it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”
  • Eccl 7:12 : 12 For wisdom provides protection, just as money provides protection. But the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
  • Song 3:4 : 4 Scarcely had I passed them by when I found my beloved! I held onto him tightly and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house, to the bedroom chamber of the one who conceived me.
  • Luke 24:27-29 : 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures. 28 So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther, 29 but they urged him,“Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.
  • John 4:39-42 : 39 The Samaritans Respond Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,“He told me everything I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. He stayed there two days, 41 and because of his word many more believed. 42 They said to the woman,“No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world.”
  • John 6:68 : 68 Simon Peter answered him,“Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  • Acts 2:42 : 42 The Fellowship of the Early Believers They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 4:4-8
    5 verses
    79%

    4he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

    8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

  • Prov 4:10-12
    3 verses
    78%

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

    12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

    15Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

  • Prov 4:20-23
    4 verses
    75%

    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

    22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

    23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

  • Prov 3:18
    75%

    18She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.

  • Prov 7:25
    74%

    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

  • Prov 5:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

    6Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths have wandered, but she is not able to discern it.

    7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

  • Prov 6:20-24
    5 verses
    73%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

    22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

    23For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

  • Prov 3:21-23
    3 verses
    73%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

    22So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck.

    23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 2:11
    73%

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 1:8
    72%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Eccl 7:18
    72%

    18It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

  • Ps 17:5
    72%

    5I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

  • Prov 4:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

    27Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

  • Prov 10:17
    72%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 4:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

    2Because I hereby give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

  • Prov 1:15
    71%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Prov 8:33
    71%

    33Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

  • Prov 8:10
    71%

    10Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Prov 7:1
    71%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

  • Prov 3:1
    71%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

  • 1 Tim 4:16
    70%

    16Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

  • Prov 13:14
    70%

    14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

  • Prov 23:19
    70%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 2:1
    70%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

  • Prov 22:25
    70%

    25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

  • Prov 3:26
    70%

    26for the LORD will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.