Proverbs 4

1 ¶ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Hear^H8085 children^H1121 instruction^H4148 father^H1 attend^H7181 know^H3045 understanding^H998 See also: Hebrews 2:1 Psalms 34:11 Proverbs 1:8 Proverbs 2:1-5 Proverbs 5:1

2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. give^H5414 good^H2896 doctrine^H3948 forsake^H5800 law^H8451 See also: 1 Timothy 4:6 Deuteronomy 32:2 Titus 1:9 Job 33:3 Psalms 89:30-32

3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. father's^H1 son^H1121 tender^H7390 only^H3173 sight^H6440 mother^H517 See also: 1 Chronicles 22:5 1 Chronicles 29:1 Romans 12:16 2 Samuel 12:24-25 1 Kings 1:13-17

4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. taught^H3384 said^H559 heart^H3820 retain^H8551 words^H1697 keep^H8104 commandments^H4687 live^H2421 See also: Proverbs 3:1 Ephesians 6:4 John 12:50 1 Chronicles 28:9 Proverbs 7:2

5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Get^H7069 wisdom^H2451 get^H7069 understanding^H998 forget^H7911 decline^H5186 words^H561 mouth^H6310 See also: James 1:5 Proverbs 3:13-18 2 Chronicles 34:2 Proverbs 1:22-23 Psalms 44:18

6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Forsake^H5800 preserve^H8104 love^H157 keep^H5341 See also: 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Proverbs 4:21-22 Ephesians 3:17 Proverbs 2:10-12

7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Wisdom^H2451 thing^H7225 get^H7069 wisdom^H2451 getting^H7075 understanding^H998 See also: Ecclesiastes 7:12 Ecclesiastes 9:16-18 Proverbs 23:23 Proverbs 16:16 Philippians 3:8

8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. Exalt^H5549 promote^H7311 honour^H3513 embrace^H2263 See also: Daniel 12:3 1 Samuel 2:30 Proverbs 3:35 1 Kings 3:5-13 Proverbs 22:4

9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. give^H5414 head^H7218 ornament^H3880 grace^H2580 crown^H5850 glory^H8597 deliver^H4042 See also: Proverbs 1:9 1 Peter 5:4 Hebrews 2:7-9 Proverbs 16:31 Isaiah 28:5

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. Hear^H8085 son^H1121 receive^H3947 sayings^H561 years^H8141 life^H2416 many^H7235 See also: 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Proverbs 3:2 Deuteronomy 6:2 Jeremiah 9:20 Proverbs 3:16

11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. taught^H3384 way^H1870 wisdom^H2451 led^H1869 right^H3476 paths^H4570 See also: Psalms 25:4-5 Ecclesiastes 12:9 Proverbs 8:9 1 Samuel 12:23-24 Psalms 23:3

12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. goest^H3212 steps^H6806 straitened^H3334 runnest^H7323 stumble^H3782 See also: Proverbs 3:23 Psalms 18:36 1 Peter 2:8 2 Samuel 22:37 John 11:9-10

13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. hold^H2388 instruction^H4148 go^H7503 keep^H5341 life^H2416 See also: Hebrews 2:1 Proverbs 3:18 Proverbs 23:23 Deuteronomy 32:47 1 Thessalonians 5:21

14 ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Enter^H935 path^H734 wicked^H7563 go^H833 way^H1870 evil^H7451 See also: Psalms 1:1 1 Corinthians 15:33 Proverbs 1:10 Proverbs 1:15 Proverbs 9:6

15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Avoid^H6544 pass^H5674 turn^H7847 away^H5674 See also: Ephesians 5:11 Job 22:23 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Exodus 23:7 Job 11:14

16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. sleep^H3462 mischief^H7489 sleep^H8142 away^H1497 fall^H3782 fall^H3782 See also: Psalms 36:4 Micah 2:1 Isaiah 57:20 2 Peter 2:14 Proverbs 1:16

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. eat^H3898 bread^H3899 wickedness^H7562 drink^H8354 wine^H3196 violence^H2555 See also: Psalms 14:4 Proverbs 9:17 Proverbs 20:17 Micah 6:12 James 5:4-5

18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. path^H734 just^H6662 shining^H5051 light^H216 shineth^H215 more^H1980 perfect^H3559 day^H3117 See also: John 8:12 Job 11:17 Daniel 12:3 Philippians 2:15 2 Corinthians 3:18

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. way^H1870 wicked^H7563 darkness^H653 know^H3045 stumble^H3782 See also: John 12:35 Isaiah 59:9-10 Job 18:5-6 Jeremiah 23:12 1 Samuel 2:9

20 ¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. son^H1121 attend^H7181 words^H1697 incline^H5186 ear^H241 sayings^H561 See also: Proverbs 5:1 Isaiah 55:3 Proverbs 6:20-21 Proverbs 7:1 Psalms 78:1

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. depart^H3868 eyes^H5869 keep^H8104 midst^H8432 heart^H3824 See also: Proverbs 3:21 Proverbs 3:3 Proverbs 7:1-2 Psalms 40:8 Proverbs 2:1

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. life^H2416 find^H4672 health^H4832 flesh^H1320 See also: Proverbs 12:18 Proverbs 4:10 Jeremiah 33:6 Proverbs 3:8 Proverbs 4:4

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Keep^H5341 heart^H3820 diligence^H4929 issues^H8444 life^H2416 See also: Luke 6:45 Matthew 12:34-35 Mark 7:21-23 Psalms 139:23-24 Proverbs 13:3

24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. away^H5493 froward^H6143 mouth^H6310 perverse^H3891 lips^H8193 far^H7368 See also: Proverbs 8:8 James 1:26 Proverbs 8:13 Proverbs 6:12 Ephesians 4:25-31

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. eyes^H5869 look^H5027 on^H5227 eyelids^H6079 straight^H3474 See also: Psalms 119:37 Matthew 6:22 Job 31:1 Proverbs 23:33 Proverbs 23:5

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Ponder^H6424 path^H4570 feet^H7272 ways^H1870 established^H3559 See also: Psalms 37:23 Hebrews 12:13 Psalms 119:5 Haggai 1:5 2 Thessalonians 3:3

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. Turn^H5186 hand^H3225 left^H8040 remove^H5493 foot^H7272 evil^H7451 See also: Deuteronomy 5:32 Joshua 1:7 Deuteronomy 28:14 Proverbs 16:17 Deuteronomy 12:32