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Proverbs 4:1-13

1HearH8085, O sonsH1121, the 1instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, And 2giveH7181 attentionH7181 that you may 3gainH3045 understandingH998,2For I giveH5414 you 4soundH2896 5teachingH3948; 6Do not abandonH5800 my 7instructionH8451.3WhenH3588 I was a sonH1121 to my fatherH1, 8TenderH7390 and 9the onlyH3173 sonH3173 in the sightH6440 of my motherH517,4Then he 10taughtH3384 me and saidH559 to me, “Let your heartH3820 11holdH8551 fastH8551 my wordsH1697; 12KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687 and liveH2421;513AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451! 14AcquireH7069 understandingH998! Do not forgetH7911 norH408 turnH5186 awayH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.6Do not forsakeH5800 her, and she will guardH8104 you; 15LoveH157 her, and she will watchH5341 over you.716The 17beginningH7225 of wisdomH2451 is: 18AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451; And with allH3605 your acquiringH7075, getH7069 understandingH998.819PrizeH5549 her, and she will exaltH7311 you; She will honorH3513 you ifH3588 you embraceH2263 her.9She will placeH5414 20on your headH7218 a garlandH3880 of graceH2580; She will presentH4042 you with a crownH5850 of beautyH8597.”

10HearH8085, my sonH1121, and 21acceptH3947 my sayingsH561 And the 22yearsH8141 of your lifeH2425 will be manyH7235.11I have 23directedH3384 you in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451; I have ledH1869 you in uprightH3476 pathsH4570.12When you walkH1980, your 24stepsH6806 will not be impededH6887; And ifH518 you runH7323, you 25will not stumbleH3782.1326TakeH2388 holdH2388 of instructionH4148; do not letH7503 goH7503. GuardH5341 her, for she is your 27lifeH2425.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 4:1 Ps 34:11; Prov 1:8 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 4:1 Prov 1:2; 2:2 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 4:1 Lit know ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 4:2 Lit good ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 4:2 Deut 32:2; Job 11:4 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 4:2 Ps 89:30; 119:87; Prov 3:1 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 4:2 Or law ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 4:3 1 Chr 22:5; 29:1 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 4:3 Zech 12:10 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 4:4 Eph 6:4 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 4:4 Ps 119:168 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 4:4 Prov 7:2 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 4:7 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 16:16 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 4:6 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 8:23 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 4:7 Or the primary thing is wisdom ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 23:23 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 4:8 1 Sam 2:30 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 4:9 Prov 1:9 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 4:10 Prov 2:1 ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 4:10 Prov 3:2 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 4:11 1 Sam 12:23 ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 4:12 Job 18:7; Ps 18:36 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 4:12 Ps 91:11; Prov 3:23 ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 4:13 Prov 3:18 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 4:13 Prov 3:22; John 6:63 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 4

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