New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 4:4-13
4Then he 1taughtH3384 me and saidH559 to me, “Let your heartH3820 2holdH8551 fastH8551 my wordsH1697; 3KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687 and liveH2421;54AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451! 5AcquireH7069 understandingH998! Do not forgetH7911 norH408 turnH5186 awayH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.6Do not forsakeH5800 her, and she will guardH8104 you; 6LoveH157 her, and she will watchH5341 over you.77The 8beginningH7225 of wisdomH2451 is: 9AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451; And with allH3605 your acquiringH7075, getH7069 understandingH998.810PrizeH5549 her, and she will exaltH7311 you; She will honorH3513 you ifH3588 you embraceH2263 her.9She will placeH5414 11on your headH7218 a garlandH3880 of graceH2580; She will presentH4042 you with a crownH5850 of beautyH8597.”
10HearH8085, my sonH1121, and 12acceptH3947 my sayingsH561 And the 13yearsH8141 of your lifeH2425 will be manyH7235.11I have 14directedH3384 you in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451; I have ledH1869 you in uprightH3476 pathsH4570.12When you walkH1980, your 15stepsH6806 will not be impededH6887; And ifH518 you runH7323, you 16will not stumbleH3782.1317TakeH2388 holdH2388 of instructionH4148; do not letH7503 goH7503. GuardH5341 her, for she is your 18lifeH2425.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 4:4 Eph 6:4 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 4:4 Ps 119:168 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 4:4 Prov 7:2 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 4:7 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 16:16 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 4:6 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 8:23 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 4:7 Or the primary thing is wisdom ↩
- 9. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 23:23 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 4:8 1 Sam 2:30 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 4:9 Prov 1:9 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 4:10 Prov 2:1 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 4:10 Prov 3:2 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 4:11 1 Sam 12:23 ↩
- 15. Proverbs 4:12 Job 18:7; Ps 18:36 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 4:12 Ps 91:11; Prov 3:23 ↩
- 17. Proverbs 4:13 Prov 3:18 ↩
- 18. Proverbs 4:13 Prov 3:22; John 6:63 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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