Proverbs 4:12

Modern

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.

Traditional

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Literal

In your walking, your steps will not be restricted; and when you run, you will not stumble.

Latin

…quas cum ingressus fueris, non arctabuntur gressus tui, et currens non habebis offendiculum.

Hebrew

English

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.

Wisdom's paths are straightforward (honest), while a fool's paths are dishonest (Proverbs 2:15).
When you walk...run: the wise achieve their goals faster and more efficiently.

The father offers his children two choices:

Proverbs 3:23
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
Psalm 18:36
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
1 Peter 2:8
…and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
2 Samuel 22:37
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
John 11:9–10
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
Psalm 119:165
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
Psalm 91:11–12
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
1 John 2:10–11
Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
Proverbs 4:19
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 6:22
When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
Job 18:7–8
His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
Jeremiah 31:9
They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”