The Meaning of Proverbs 4:11 Explained

Proverbs 4:11

KJV: I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

YLT: In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

Darby: I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness.

ASV: I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 4:11?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 4:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 4:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I have taught  thee in the way  of wisdom;  I have led  thee in right  paths. 

What does Proverbs 4:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 4:10-27 - Guide-Posts On The Way Of Life
One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special attention. The path of the just, etc., Proverbs 4:18. We may compare this beautiful similitude with 2 Samuel 23:4. In the East, where the heavens are for the most part free of cloud, the steadily increasing light of any day to perfect noontide glory is the ordinary experience. Let us so live that the path of our life may become ever more radiant and beneficent in its heat and light.
Keep thy heart, etc., Proverbs 4:23. "Above all keeping," margin. The gates of the heart need careful scrutiny. When we are careless, thoughts creep in with malign intent. We should imitate the good Nehemiah 13:19. Ask that pure and holy angels may stand sentry as at the gates of pearl, Revelation 21:12. If you think right, you will live right.
Ponder the path, etc., Proverbs 4:26. "Weigh carefully." Act in haste and repent at leisure! Ask God to keep you back from presumptuous sins; and bear in mind the wise exhortation of Ecclesiastes 5:2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 4

1  persuades to wisdom
14  and to show wickedness
20  He exhorts to sanctification

What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:11 mean?

In the way of wisdom I have taught you I have led you in paths right
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־ יֹֽשֶׁר

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ  In  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
חָ֭כְמָה  of  wisdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ  I  have  taught  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יׄורֶה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ  I  have  led  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּרַךְ  
Sense: to tread, bend, lead, march.
בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־  in  paths 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַעְגָּל 
Sense: entrenchment, track.
יֹֽשֶׁר  right 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄשֶׁר  
Sense: straightness, uprightness.

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