Proverbs 4
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Proverbs 4:20-27

20My sonH1121, attendH7181 to my wordsH1697; inclineH5186 thine earH241 unto my sayingsH561. 21Let them not departH3868 from thine eyesH5869; keepH8104 them in the midstH8432 of thine heartH3824. 22For they are lifeH2416 unto those that findH4672 them, and healthH4832 to all their fleshH1320.1

23KeepH5341 thy heartH3820 with all diligenceH4929; for out of it are the issuesH8444 of lifeH2416.2 24Put awayH5493 from thee a perverseH6143 mouthH6310, and corruptH3891 lipsH8193 put farH7368 from thee.3 25Let thine eyesH5869 lookH5027 right onH5227, and let thine eyelidsH6079 look straightH3474 before thee. 26PonderH6424 the pathH4570 of thy feetH7272, and let all thy waysH1870 be establishedH3559.4 27TurnH5186 not to the right handH3225 nor to the leftH8040: removeH5493 thy footH7272 from evilH7451.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 4:22 health: Heb. medicine. ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 4:23 with…: Heb. above all keeping. ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 4:24 a froward…: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips. ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 4:26 let…: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright. ↩

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