New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 4:3-9
3WhenH3588 I was a sonH1121 to my fatherH1, 1TenderH7390 and 2the onlyH3173 sonH3173 in the sightH6440 of my motherH517,4He 3taughtH3384 me and saidH559 to me, “Let your heartH3820 4takeH8551 holdH8551 of my wordsH1697; 5KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687 and liveH2421;56AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451! 7AcquireH7069 understandingH998! Do not forgetH7911 norH408 turnH5186 awayH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.6Do not abandonH5800 her, and she will guardH8104 you; 8LoveH157 her, and she will watchH5341 over you.79The 10beginningH7225 of wisdomH2451 is: 11AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451; And with allH3605 your possessionsH7075, acquireH7069 understandingH998.812PrizeH5549 her, and she will exaltH7311 you; She will honorH3513 you ifH3588 you embraceH2263 her.9She will placeH5414 13on your headH7218 a garlandH3880 of graceH2580; She will presentH4042 you with a crownH5850 of beautyH8597.”
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 4:3 1 Chr 22:5; 29:1 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 4:3 Zech 12:10 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 4:4 Eph 6:4 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 4:4 Ps 119:168 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 4:4 Prov 7:2 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 4:7 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 16:16 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 4:6 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 8:23 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 4:7 Or primary thing is wisdom ↩
- 11. Proverbs 4:7 Prov 23:23 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 4:8 1 Sam 2:30 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 4:9 Prov 1:9 ↩
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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