Proverbs 4:26 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Proverbs 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Proverbs 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

Proverbs 4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ponder", "path", "feet", "ways", and "established". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ponder" and "path", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Let thine eyes look right on and..." into verse 27's "Turn not to the right hand nor...", so "ponder" and "path" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ponder" and "path" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.