Proverbs 4

1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָה׃ (1827)

2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

כִּי לֶקַח טֹוב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תֹּורָתִי אַל־תַּעֲזֹבוּ׃ (2667)

See also: 1 Timothy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:2, Titus 1:9, Job 33:3, Psalms 89:30-32, Proverbs 8:6-9, John 7:16-17, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 7:19, Job 11:4, Psalms 49:1-3, Proverbs 22:20-21

3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּי׃ (1039)

See also: 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:1, Romans 12:16, 2 Samuel 12:24-25, 1 Kings 1:13-17, 1 Chronicles 3:5, Proverbs 6:35, Jeremiah 10:23, Zechariah 12:10

4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתַי וֶחְיֵה׃ (2426)

5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃ (2036)

6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶךָּ׃ (2210)

See also: Philippians 4:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:10, Proverbs 2:11, Proverbs 19:8, Proverbs 4:21-22, Ephesians 3:17, Proverbs 2:10-12, Proverbs 7:4, Proverbs 3:16, Proverbs 6:21

7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָה׃ (1722)

8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרֹומְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃ (1938)

See also: Daniel 12:3, Proverbs 14:29, 1 Samuel 2:30, Proverbs 3:35, 1 Kings 3:5-13, Proverbs 22:4, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Song of Solomon 2:6

9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶךָּ׃ (4178)

See also: Proverbs 1:9, 1 Peter 5:4, Hebrews 2:7-9, Proverbs 16:31, Isaiah 28:5, 2 Timothy 4:8, Revelation 3:21, Proverbs 3:22, Ezekiel 16:11, 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Peter 3:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:19

10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנֹות חַיִּים׃ (1935)

See also: Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 4:22, Psalms 119:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Deuteronomy 11:21, Deuteronomy 6:2, Proverbs 23:19, Jeremiah 9:20, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 3:16, Proverbs 8:10, Jeremiah 35:8, John 3:32-33, 1 Timothy 1:15, Job 22:22, Proverbs 19:20, John 17:8, Deuteronomy 5:16

11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹשֶׁר׃ (2258)

See also: Psalms 23:3, Psalms 25:4-5, Psalms 119:35, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Proverbs 8:9, Proverbs 8:20, Proverbs 9:6, 1 Samuel 12:23-24, Proverbs 8:6, Deuteronomy 4:5, Proverbs 4:4, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Acts 13:10

12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵׁל׃ (2511)

See also: Psalms 119:45, Proverbs 3:23, Psalms 18:36, 1 Peter 2:8, 2 Samuel 22:37, John 11:9-10, 1 John 2:10-11, Job 18:7, Psalms 91:11-12, Psalms 119:165, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 6:22, Jeremiah 31:9, Romans 9:32-33, 2 Corinthians 6:12

13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּיךָ׃ (1578)

14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִים׃ (2749)

See also: Psalms 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 1:15, Ephesians 5:11, Proverbs 9:6, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 2:11-12, Matthew 26:41, Psalms 26:4-5, Exodus 23:2, Joshua 23:7, Proverbs 12:11, Exodus 23:7, Job 34:8, Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 7:8, Proverbs 7:25

15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בֹּו שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֹור׃ (1826)

See also: Ephesians 5:11, Job 22:23, Proverbs 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Exodus 23:7, Job 11:14, Isaiah 33:15, Proverbs 6:5

16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

כִּי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְנִגְזְלָה נָתָם אִם־לֹא [יִכְשֹׁולוּ כ] (יַכְשִׁילוּ׃ ק) (2316)

17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּוּ׃ (1712)

See also: Psalms 14:4, Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 13:2, Proverbs 20:17, Micah 6:12, James 5:4-5, 1 Samuel 20:24, 1 Kings 21:15, Job 24:5-6, Job 34:7, Psalms 73:6, Jeremiah 5:26-28, Ezekiel 22:25-29, Amos 8:4-6, Micah 3:5, Zephaniah 3:3, Matthew 23:13

18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאֹור נֹגַהּ הֹולֵךְ וָאֹור עַד־נְכֹון הַיֹּום׃ (1289)

19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵׁלוּ׃ (1514)

20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אָזְנֶךָ׃ (1103)

See also: Deuteronomy 4:9, Proverbs 5:1, Isaiah 55:3, Proverbs 6:20-21, Proverbs 7:1, Hebrews 2:1, Psalms 78:1, Psalms 90:12, Matthew 17:5, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 8:6

21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ מְרֵם בְּתֹוךְ לְבָבֶךָ׃ (1056)

See also: Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 7:1-2, Psalms 40:8, Proverbs 4:6, Proverbs 2:1, Job 22:22, Proverbs 19:8, Proverbs 5:7, Proverbs 6:21

22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

כִּי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּלְכָל־בְּשָׂרֹו מַרְפֵּא׃ (1274)

See also: Proverbs 3:8, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 4:10, Jeremiah 33:6, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 4:4, Deuteronomy 32:47, Proverbs 3:22, 1 Peter 3:10

23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

מִכָּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תֹּוצְאֹות חַיִּים׃ (2199)

24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת פָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּךָּ׃ (2718)

See also: Proverbs 8:13, James 1:26, Proverbs 8:8, Proverbs 6:12, Ephesians 4:25-31, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1, Colossians 3:8, Proverbs 17:20, 1 Timothy 6:5, Job 11:14, Proverbs 16:17, Ezekiel 18:31, 1 Samuel 1:14

25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּךָ׃ (1244)

See also: Psalms 119:37, Job 31:1, Matthew 6:22, Proverbs 23:26, Psalms 5:8, Proverbs 23:33, Psalms 37:34, Proverbs 23:5, Luke 10:4, Proverbs 8:20, Ecclesiastes 7:18, Ezekiel 1:9

26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּנוּ׃ (962)

27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

אַל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָע׃ (1761)

See also: Isaiah 30:21, Deuteronomy 5:32, Joshua 1:7, Deuteronomy 28:14, Proverbs 16:17, Deuteronomy 12:32, Isaiah 1:16, Romans 12:9, Proverbs 1:15, 2 Kings 22:2, Isaiah 56:2, Deuteronomy 4:15, 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Chronicles 34:2, Deuteronomy 17:11, 2 Samuel 2:19, 2 Samuel 14:19