American Standard Version
Proverbs 4:4-13
4And he taughtH3384 me, and saidH559 unto me:Let thy heartH3820 retain my wordsH1697;KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421;5Get wisdomH2451, get understandingH998;ForgetH7911 not, neither decline from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310;6ForsakeH5800 her not, and she will preserveH5341 thee;LoveH157 her, and she will keepH8104 thee.7WisdomH2451isthe principal thing; therefore get wisdomH2451;Yea, with all thy getting get understandingH998.8ExaltH7311 her, and she will promote thee;She will bring thee to honorH3513, when thou dost embraceH2263 her.9She will giveH5414 to thy headH7218 a chaplet of graceH2580;A crownH5850 of beautyH8597 will she deliver to thee.10HearH8085, O my sonH1121, and receiveH3947 my sayings;And the yearsH8141 of thy lifeH2416 shall be manyH7235.11I have taughtH3384 thee in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451;I have ledH1869 thee in paths of uprightnessH3476.12When thou goest, thy stepsH6806 shall not be straitened;And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumbleH3782.13TakeH2388 fast holdH2388 of instruction; let her not goH7503:KeepH5341 her; for she is thy lifeH2416.
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