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Proverbs 4
WEB
World English Bible · 2000
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
1Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
2For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.
2For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
3For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
3For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.
4And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
4And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
6Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.
7Wisdomisthe principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
7The first thing <FI>is<Fi> wisdom--get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
8Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
8Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
9She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.
9She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life <FI>are<Fi> multiplied to thee.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
11In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
12In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
13Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she <FI>is<Fi> thy life.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
14Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
15Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
16For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not <FI>some<Fi> to stumble.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
17For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
18And the path of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
19The way of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
21Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
22For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
22For life they <FI>are<Fi> to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.
24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
24Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
25Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.