New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 4:1-9

1Hear, O sons, the 1instruction of a father, And 2give attention that you may 3gain understanding,2For I give you 4sound 5teaching; 6Do not abandon my 7instruction.3When I was a son to my father, 8Tender and 9the only son in the sight of my mother,4Then he 10taught me and said to me, “Let your heart 11hold fast my words; 12Keep my commandments and live;5 13Acquire wisdom! 14Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.6Do not forsake her, and she will guard you; 15Love her, and she will watch over you.7 16The 17beginning of wisdom is: 18Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding.8 19Prize her, and she will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her.9She will place 20on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

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Notes

1. Proverbs 4:1 Ps 34:11; Prov 1:8 ↩
2. Proverbs 4:1 Prov 1:2; 2:2 ↩
3. Proverbs 4:1 Lit know ↩
4. Proverbs 4:2 Lit good ↩
5. Proverbs 4:2 Deut 32:2; Job 11:4 ↩
6. Proverbs 4:2 Ps 89:30; 119:87; Prov 3:1 ↩
7. Proverbs 4:2 Or law ↩
8. Proverbs 4:3 1 Chr 22:5; 29:1 ↩
9. Proverbs 4:3 Zech 12:10 ↩
10. Proverbs 4:4 Eph 6:4 ↩
11. Proverbs 4:4 Ps 119:168 ↩
12. Proverbs 4:4 Prov 7:2 ↩
13. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 4:7 ↩
14. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 16:16 ↩
15. Proverbs 4:6 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
16. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 8:23 ↩
17. Proverbs 4:7 Or the primary thing is wisdom ↩
18. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 23:23 ↩
19. Proverbs 4:8 1 Sam 2:30 ↩
20. Proverbs 4:9 Prov 1:9 ↩

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