Pro 4:12 | NET2full | STEP | When you walk , your steps will not be hampered , and when you run , you will not stumble .

Proverbs 4:12

12 When you walk, your steps ^{▼▼sn The noun צַעֲדֶךָ (tsaʿadekha, “your steps”) and the temporal infinitive בְּלֶכְתְּךָ (belekhtekha, “when you walk”) use the idiom of walking to represent the course of life. On that course there will be no obstacles; the “path” will be straight—morally and practically.} will not be hampered, ^{▼▼sn The verb צָרַר (tsarar, “to be narrow; to be constricted”) refers to that which is narrow or constricted, signifying distress, trouble, adversity; that which was wide-open or broad represents freedom and deliverance.}
and when you run, ^{▼▼sn The progression from walking to running is an idiom called “anabasis,” suggesting that as greater and swifter progress is made, there will be nothing to impede the progress (e.g., Isa 40:31).} you will not stumble.