Proverbs 4
4
Security in Wisdom
1Hear, #Ps. 34:11; Prov. 1:8my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3When I was my father’s son,
#1 Chr. 29:1Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4#1 Chr. 28:9; Eph. 6:4He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
#Prov. 7:2Keep my commands, and live.
5#Prov. 2:2, 3Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
#2 Thess. 2:10Love her, and she will keep you.
7#Prov. 3:13, 14; Matt. 13:44Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
8#1 Sam. 2:30Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
9She will place on your head #Prov. 3:22an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
#Prov. 3:2And the years of your life will be many.
11I have #1 Sam. 12:23taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
12When you walk, #Job 18:7; Ps. 18:36your steps will not be hindered,
#(Ps. 91:11); Prov. 3:23And when you run, you will not stumble.
13Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
14#Ps. 1:1; Prov. 1:15Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
15Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16#Ps. 36:4; Mic. 2:1For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18#Is. 26:7; Matt. 5:14, 45; Phil. 2:15But the path of the just #2 Sam. 23:4is like the shining sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19#1 Sam. 2:9; (Job 18:5, 6); Prov. 2:13; (Is. 59:9, 10; Jer. 23:12); John 12:35The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
20My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of #(Matt. 12:34; 15:18, 19; Mark 7:21; Luke 6:45)life.
24Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26Ponder the path of your #Prov. 5:21; Heb. 12:13feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
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Proverbs 4
4
Cherish Wisdom
1Sons,
listen to ⌞your⌟ father’s discipline,
and pay attention in order to gain understanding.
2After all, I have taught you well.
Do not abandon my teachings.
3When I was a boy ⌞learning⌟ from my father,
when I was a tender and only child of my mother,
4they used to teach me and say to me,
“Cling to my words wholeheartedly.
Obey my commands so that you may live.
5Acquire wisdom.
Acquire understanding.
Do not forget.
Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
6Do not abandon wisdom, and it will watch over you.
Love wisdom, and it will protect you.
7The beginning of wisdom is to acquire wisdom.
Acquire understanding with all that you have.
8Cherish wisdom.
It will raise you up.
It will bring you honor when you embrace it.
9It will give you a graceful garland for your head.
It will hand you a beautiful crown.”
Stay on the Path of Wisdom
10My son,
listen and accept my words,
and they will multiply the years of your life.
11I have taught you the way of wisdom.
I have guided you along decent paths.
12When you walk, your stride will not be hampered.
Even if you run, you will not stumble.
13Cling to discipline.
Do not relax your grip on it.
Keep it because it is your life.
14Do not stray onto the path of wicked people.
Do not walk in the way of evil people.
15Avoid it.
Do not walk near it.
Turn away from it,
and keep on walking.
16Wicked people cannot sleep
unless they do wrong,
and they are robbed of their sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
17They eat food obtained through wrongdoing
and drink wine obtained through violence.
18But the path of righteous people is like the light of dawn
that becomes brighter and brighter until it reaches midday.
19The way of wicked people is like deep darkness.
They do not know what makes them stumble.
Stay Focused on Wisdom
20My son,
pay attention to my words.
Open your ears to what I say.
21Do not lose sight of these things.
Keep them deep within your heart
22because they are life to those who find them
and they heal the whole body.
23Guard your heart more than anything else,
because the source of your life flows from it.
24Remove dishonesty from your mouth.
Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.
25Let your eyes look straight ahead
and your sight be focused in front of you.
26Carefully walk a straight path,
and all your ways will be secure.
27Do not lean to the right or to the left.
Walk away from evil.
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