Proverbs 4

1HearH8085, my sonsH1121, the instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, and attend to knowH3045 understandingH998: 2For I giveH5414 youH3588 goodH2896 doctrine; forsakeH5800 ye notH408 my lawH8451. 3For I was a sonH1121 unto my fatherH1, tenderH7390 and onlyH3173 beloved in the sightH6440 of my motherH517. 4And he taughtH3384 meH8104, and saidH559 unto meH8104, Let thine heartH3820 retain my wordsH1697; keepH8104 my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421: 5GetH7069 wisdomH2451, getH7069 understandingH998; forgetH7911 it notH408, neitherH408 declineH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310: 6ForsakeH5800 herH8104 notH408, and she shall preserveH5341 thee; loveH157 herH8104, and she shall keepH8104 thee. 7WisdomH2451 is the principal thingH3605; therefore getH7069 wisdomH2451: yea, with allH3605 thou hast gottenH7069 getH7069 understandingH998. 8ExaltH7311 herH3588, and sheH3588 shall promoteH7311 thee: sheH3588 shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embraceH2263 herH3588. 9She shall giveH5414 to thine headH7218 a chaplet of graceH2580: a crownH5850 of beautyH8597 shall she deliverH5414 to thee. 10HearH8085, O my sonH1121, and receiveH3947 my sayingsH561; and the yearsH8141 of thy lifeH2416 shall be manyH7235. 11I have taughtH3384 thee in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451; I have ledH1869 thee in pathsH4570 of uprightnessH3476. 12When thou goest, thy stepsH6806 shall notH3808 be straitened; and ifH518 thou runnest, thou shalt notH3808 stumbleH3782. 13TakeH2388 fastH2388 holdH2388 of instructionH4148; letH7503 herH3588 notH408 goH7503: keepH5341 herH3588; for sheH1931 is thy lifeH2416. 14EnterH935 notH408 intoH935 the pathH734 of the wickedH7563, and walkH1870 notH408 in the wayH1870 of evilH7451 menH7563. 15AvoidH6544 it, passH5674 notH408 by it; turnH7847 from it, and passH5674 on. 16For they sleepH8142 notH3808, exceptH518 they have done mischief; and their sleepH8142 is takenH1497 awayH1497, unlessH518 they cause some to fallH3782. 17For they eatH3898 the breadH3899 of wickednessH7562, and drinkH8354 the wineH3196 of violenceH2555. 18But the pathH734 of the righteousH6662 is as the shiningH216 lightH216, that shineth more and more unto the perfect dayH3117. 19The wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 is as darknessH653: they knowH3045 notH3808 at whatH4100 they stumbleH3782. 20My sonH1121, attend to my wordsH1697; inclineH5186 thine earH241 unto my sayingsH561. 21LetH408 them notH408 departH3868 from thine eyesH5869; keepH8104 them in the midstH8432 of thine heartH3824. 22For they are lifeH2416 unto thoseH3605 that findH4672 them, and healthH4832 to allH3605 their fleshH1320. 23KeepH5341 thy heartH3820 with allH3605 diligenceH4929; for outH4480 of it are the issues of lifeH2416. 24PutH5493 awayH5493 from thee a froward mouthH6310, and perverseH6143 lipsH8193 putH5493 farH7368 from thee. 25LetH6079 thine eyesH5869 lookH5027 rightH3474 on, and letH6079 thine eyelidsH6079 lookH5027 straightH3474 beforeH5048 thee. 26MakeH3559 levelH6424 the pathH1870 of thy feetH7272, and let allH3605 thy waysH1870 be establishedH3559. 27TurnH5493 notH408 to the rightH3225 handH3225 norH408 to the leftH8040: removeH5493 thy footH7272 from evilH7451.