4 And he taught H3384 me , and said H559 unto me : Let thy heart לִבֶּ֑ךָ li.Be.kha H3820 retain my words דְּבָרַ֥י de.va.Rai H1697 ; Keep שְׁמֹ֖ר she.Mor H8104 my commandments מִצְוֹתַ֣י mitz.vo.Tai H4687 , and live וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃ Vech.Yeh H2421 ; 5 Get wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 , get understanding בִינָ֑ה vi.Nah H998 ; Forget תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח tish.Kach H7911 not , neither decline from the words H561 of my mouth פִֽי׃ Fi H6310 ; 6 Forsake H5800 her not , and she will preserve H5341 thee; Love אֱהָבֶ֥הָ 'e.ha.Ve.ha H157 her , and she will keep וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ ve.tish.me.Re.ka H8104 thee. 7 Wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 is the principal thing ; therefore get wisdom חָכְמָ֑ה chokh.mah H2451 ; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding בִינָֽה׃ vi.Nah H998 . 8 Exalt וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ u.te.ro.Me.ka H7311 her , and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ te.kha.Be.de.kha H3513 , when thou dost embrace תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ te.chab.be.Ke.nah H2263 her . 9 She will give H5414 to thy head לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ Le.ro.she.kha H7218 a chaplet of grace חֵ֑ן Chen H2580 ; A crown עֲטֶ֖רֶת 'a.Te.ret H5850 of beauty תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת tif.'E.ret H8597 will she deliver to thee. 11 I have taught H3384 thee in the way בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ be.De.rekh H1870 of wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 ; I have led H1869 thee in paths of uprightness יֹֽשֶׁר׃ Yo.sher H3476 . 12 When thou goest, thy steps צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ tza.'a.De.kha H6806 shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ ti.ka.Shel H3782 . 13 Take הַחֲזֵ֣ק ha.cha.Zek H2388 fast hold H2388 of instruction ; let her not go תֶּ֑רֶף Te.ref H7503 : Keep נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ ni.tze.Re.ha H5341 her ; for she is thy life חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ chai.Yei.kha H2416 . Read all of Proverbs 4 ← Proverbs 3 Proverbs 5 → Commentaries on Proverbs 4 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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