Hebrews 12:13

Translations

Modern

Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Traditional

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

Literal

…and make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame should not be turned aside, but rather should be healed.

Latin

…et gressus rectos facite pedibus vestris: ut non claudicans quis erret, magis autem sanetur.

Original

Greek

English

Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Notes

Hebrews 12:12–13

The author, referring to Isaiah 35:3–8 and Proverbs 4:26, offers support to those who feel emotionally and spiritually drained. Isaiah 35 says God is always working to defeat his enemies and create a clear path for righteous people, so they will not stumble.

Hebrews 12:1–17

The author encourages listeners to keep following Jesus, who is the ultimate example of faithfulness. They should:

imitate him in his suffering (Hebrews 12:1 –4),
endure God's discipline (12:5 –13), and
live peacefully with others (12:14 –17).

Theme notes and profiles

Endurance The Holiness of God’s People The Righteous Suffer

Related verses

Proverbs 4:26–27
Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
Isaiah 40:3–4
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Isaiah 35:6
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Jude 1:22–23
And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Luke 3:5
Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
Jeremiah 31:8–9
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
Isaiah 35:8–10
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
Jeremiah 18:15
Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Haggai, Book of Heal, Healing Hebrews, Letter to the Hosea, Book of Path

Topics

Beautiful Feet Despondency: Comfort In Lameness: Figurative Perseverance: General Scriptures Concerning Straight of Righteousness, |Straight Paths| The Feet: To be Refrained from Evil

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