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Proverbs 4:3-9 3 For I was H1961 a son בֵ֭ן ven H1121 unto my father לְאָבִ֑י le.'a.Vi H1 , tender רַ֥ךְ rakh H7390 and an only וְ֝יָחִ֗יד ve.ya.Chid H3173 one in the sight of my mother אִמִּֽי׃ 'i.Mi H517 . 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 intelligence: forget תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח tish.Kach H7911 [ it ] not ; neither decline from the words H561 of my mouth פִֽי׃ Fi H6310 . 6 Forsake H5800 her not , and she shall keep וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ ve.tish.me.Re.ka H8104 thee; love אֱהָבֶ֥הָ 'e.ha.Ve.ha H157 her , and she shall preserve H5341 thee. 7 The beginning of wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 [ is ], Get wisdom חָכְמָ֑ה chokh.mah H2451 ; and with all thy getting get intelligence. 8 Exalt וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ u.te.ro.Me.ka H7311 her , and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ te.chab.be.Ke.nah H2263 her . 9 She shall give H5414 to thy head לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ Le.ro.she.kha H7218 a garland of grace חֵ֑ן Chen H2580 ; a crown עֲטֶ֖רֶת 'a.Te.ret H5850 of glory H8597 will she bestow upon thee. Read all of Proverbs 4 ← Proverbs 3 Proverbs 5 → Commentaries on Proverbs 4 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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