Mishle 4:26

26 Ponder the ma’agal (path) of thy raglayim, and let all thy drakhim be firm.

Mishle 4:26 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 4:26

Ponder the path of thy feet
Consider well what path it is, whether right or wrong; or weigh it in the balances of thought, as Aben Ezra; or rather in the balances of the word, and see whether it agrees with that or not. The Septuagint version is, "make straight paths for thy feet"; to which the author of the epistle to the Hebrews seems to have respect, ( Hebrews 12:13 ) ; and let all thy walls be established;
so as to walk on steadily, constantly, uniformly, and not be easily moved out of the ways of religion and truth. Or, "let all thy ways be prepared", or "directed", or "disposed" ^F3; according to the rule of the divine word. Some render it as a promise, "and all thy ways shall be established" ^F4; when care is taken to look well into them; see ( 2 Chronicles 20:20 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (wnky) "dirigantur", Tigurine version, Mercerus; "recte apparentur aut disponantur", Vatablus.
F4 "Stabilientur", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "constabilientur", Schultens.

Mishle 4:26 In-Context

24 Put away from thee a deceitful peh (mouth), and perverse sfatayim (lips) put far from thee.

25 Let thine eynayim look straight forward, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

26 Ponder the ma’agal (path) of thy raglayim, and let all thy drakhim be firm.

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy regel from rah [T.N. Everyone in life has two paths to choose from just as Moshiach Tzidkeinu spoke of two gates, a wide one crowded with traffic and leading to destruction, and another one found by few but leading to life and redemption?Mt 7:13-14].