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Hebrews 12:13

Guidance and decisionsFellowship and the churchSickness and healing

11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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BSB
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
KJV
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
WEB
and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
ASV
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
DARBY
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.
BLB
and make straight paths for your⁺ feet, so that the lame should not be turned aside, but rather should be healed.
ÅB
og gjør rette stier for deres føtter, for at ikke det halte skal komme rent i ulag, men heller må bli helbredet!
OTB
Gjør rette stier for føttene deres, så det halte ikke blir ute av ledd, men heller blir helbredet.
B1930
og gjør rette stier for eders føtter, forat ikke det halte skal komme rent i ulag, men heller må bli helbredet!

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 4:26–27

    Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

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  • Galatians 6:1

    Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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  • Isaiah 35:3

    Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

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  • Isaiah 35:6

    Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

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  • Isaiah 40:3–4

    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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  • Jude 1:22–23

    And of some have compassion, making a difference:

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  • James 5:16

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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  • Luke 3:5

    Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

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