Proverbs 4
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Proverbs 4:4-13

4he taughtH3384 me and saidH559, “Let your heartH3820 lay holdH8551 of my wordsH1697; keepH8104 my commandsH4687 and you will liveH2421.5GetH7069 wisdomH2451, getH7069 understandingH998; do notH408 forgetH7911H408 my wordsH561H6310 or turn from themH5186.6Do notH408 forsakeH5800 wisdom, and she will preserve youH8104; love herH157, and she will guard youH5341.7WisdomH2451 is supremeH7225; so acquireH7069 wisdomH2451. And whateverH3605 you may acquireH7075,1 gainH7069 understandingH998.8Prize herH5549, and she will exalt youH7311; ifH3588 you embrace herH2263, she will honor youH3513.9She will setH5414 a garlandH3880 of graceH2580 on your headH7218; she will present youH4042 with a crownH5850 of beautyH8597.”

10ListenH8085, my sonH1121, and receiveH3947 my wordsH561,and the yearsH8141 of your lifeH2416 will be manyH7235.11I will guide youH3384 in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451;I will lead youH1869 on straightH3476 pathsH4570.12When you walkH1980, your stepsH6806 will notH3808 be impededH3334;whenH518 you runH7323, you will notH3808 stumbleH3782.13Hold onH2388 to instructionH4148; do notH408 let goH7503.Guard itH5341, forH3588 itH1931 is your lifeH2416.
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  1. 1. Proverbs 4:7 Or And whatever else you acquire ↩

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