Proverbs 4
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Proverbs 4:4-13

4He taughtH3384 me also, and saidH559 to me, Let thy heartH3820 retainH8551 my wordsH1697: keepH8104 my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421. 5GetH7069 wisdomH2451, getH7069 understandingH998: forgetH7911 it not; neither declineH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310. 6ForsakeH5800 her not, and she shall preserveH8104 thee: loveH157 her, and she shall keepH5341 thee. 7WisdomH2451 is the principal thingH7225; therefore getH7069 wisdomH2451: and with all thy gettingH7075 get understandingH998. 8ExaltH5549 her, and she shall promoteH7311 thee: she shall bring thee to honourH3513, when thou dost embraceH2263 her. 9She shall giveH5414 to thy headH7218 an ornamentH3880 of graceH2580: a crownH5850 of gloryH8597 shall she deliverH4042 to thee.1 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 rightH3476 pathsH4570. 12When thou goestH3212, thy stepsH6806 shall not be hinderedH3334; and when thou runnestH7323, thou shalt not stumbleH3782. 13Take fast holdH2388 of instructionH4148; let her not goH7503: keepH5341 her; for she is thy lifeH2416.

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  1. 1. Proverbs 4:9 a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain