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Proverbs 4:13
Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life.
Wisdom, understanding and instruction
Original words
Memory passages these point to
J-26 Proverbs 23:15-26P-29 Proverbs 23:15-26S-28 Proverbs 23:17-26S-74 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
Cross-references 16
Take fast hold of instruction 8
- Proverbs 3:18 Proverbs 3:18
18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.
- Proverbs 23:23 J-26 Proverbs 23:15-26P-29 Proverbs 23:15-26S-28 Proverbs 23:17-26
23Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Acts 2:42
42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
- Acts 11:23
23When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
21Test all things; hold fast what is good.
- Hebrews 2:1
1Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
- Revelation 2:13
13"I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
- Revelation 12:11
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
let [her] not go 4
- Genesis 32:26
26And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!"
- Song of Solomon 3:4
4Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.
- Luke 24:27-29
27And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. 28Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them.
- John 4:39-42
39And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all that I ever did." 40So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. 41And many more believed because of His own word. 42Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world."
she [is] thy life 4
- Proverbs 3:22 Proverbs 3:22
22So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck.
- Deuteronomy 32:47
47For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess."
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 S-74 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
12For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
- John 6:68
68But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.