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Proverbs 4:4-13 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. 11 I will teach H3384 thee in the way בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ be.De.rekh H1870 of wisdom חָ֭כְמָה chokh.mah H2451 , I will lead 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 when 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 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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