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World English Bible

Proverbs 4 (WEBP)

[1] Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
[2] for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
[3] For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
[4] He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
[5] Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
[6] Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
[7] Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
[8] Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.
[9] She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”
[10] Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
[11] I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
[12] When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
[13] Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
[14] Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.
[15] Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
[16] For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
[17] For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
[18] But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.
[19] The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.
[20] My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
[21] Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.
[22] For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.
[23] Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
[24] Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
[25] Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
[26] Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
[27] Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 4 (KJVS)

[1] Hear, () ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend () to know () understanding.
[2] For I give () you good doctrine, Forsake () ye not my law.
[3] For I was my father’s son, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
[4] He taught () me also, and said () unto me, Let thine heart retain () my words: Keep () my commandments, and live. ()
[5] Get () wisdom, get () understanding: Forget () it not; neither decline () from the words of my mouth.
[6] Forsake () her not, and she shall preserve () thee: Love () her, and she shall keep () thee.
[7] Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get () wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding.
[8] Exalt () her, and she shall promote () thee: She shall bring thee to honour, () when thou dost embrace () her.
[9] She shall give () to thine head an ornament of grace: A crown of glory shall she deliver () to thee.
[10] Hear, () O my son, and receive () my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many. ()
[11] I have taught () thee in the way of wisdom; I have led () thee in right paths.
[12] When thou goest, () thy steps shall not be straitened; () And when thou runnest, () thou shalt not stumble. ()
[13] Take fast hold () of instruction; let her not go: () Keep () her; for she is thy life.
[14] Enter () not into the path of the wicked, And go () not in the way of evil men.
[15] Avoid () it, pass () not by it, Turn () from it, and pass away. ()
[16] For they sleep () not, except they have done mischief; () And their sleep is taken away, () unless they cause some to fall. () () ()
[17] For they eat () the bread of wickedness, And drink () the wine of violence.
[18] But the path of the just is as the shining light, That shineth () more () and more unto the perfect () day.
[19] The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know () not at what they stumble. ()
[20] My son, attend () to my words; Incline () thine ear unto my sayings.
[21] Let them not depart () from thine eyes; Keep () them in the midst of thine heart.
[22] For they are life unto those that find () them, And health to all their flesh.
[23] Keep () thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
[24] Put away () from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far () from thee.
[25] Let thine eyes look () right on, And let thine eyelids look straight () before thee.
[26] Ponder () the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established. ()
[27] Turn () not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove () thy foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:9 Or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
Proverbs 4:22 Heb. medicine
Proverbs 4:23 Heb. above all keeping
Proverbs 4:24 Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips
Proverbs 4:26 Or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 4 (BYZ)

[1] ακουσατε παιδες παιδειαν πατρος και προσεχετε γνωναι εννοιαν
[2] δωρον γαρ αγαθον δωρουμαι υμιν τον εμον νομον μη εγκαταλιπητε
[3] υιος γαρ εγενομην καγω πατρι υπηκοος και αγαπωμενος εν προσωπω μητρος
[4] οι ελεγον και εδιδασκον με ερειδετω ο ημετερος λογος εις σην καρδιαν
[5] φυλασσε εντολας μη επιλαθη μηδε παριδης ρησιν εμου στοματος
[6] μηδε εγκαταλιπης αυτην και ανθεξεται σου ερασθητι αυτης και τηρησει σε …
[8] περιχαρακωσον αυτην και υψωσει σε τιμησον αυτην ινα σε περιλαβη
[9] ινα δω τη ση κεφαλη στεφανον χαριτων στεφανω δε τρυφης υπερασπιση σου
[10] ακουε υιε και δεξαι εμους λογους και πληθυνθησεται ετη ζωης σου ινα σοι γενωνται πολλαι οδοι βιου
[11] οδους γαρ σοφιας διδασκω σε εμβιβαζω δε σε τροχιαις ορθαις
[12] εαν γαρ πορευη ου συγκλεισθησεται σου τα διαβηματα εαν δε τρεχης ου κοπιασεις
[13] επιλαβου εμης παιδειας μη αφης αλλα φυλαξον αυτην σεαυτω εις ζωην σου
[14] οδους ασεβων μη επελθης μηδε ζηλωσης οδους παρανομων
[15] εν ω αν τοπω στρατοπεδευσωσιν μη επελθης εκει εκκλινον δε απ αυτων και παραλλαξον
[16] ου γαρ μη υπνωσωσιν εαν μη κακοποιησωσιν αφηρηται ο υπνος αυτων και ου κοιμωνται
[17] οιδε γαρ σιτουνται σιτα ασεβειας οινω δε παρανομω μεθυσκονται
[18] αι δε οδοι των δικαιων ομοιως φωτι λαμπουσιν προπορευονται και φωτιζουσιν εως κατορθωση η ημερα
[19] αι δε οδοι των ασεβων σκοτειναι ουκ οιδασιν πως προσκοπτουσιν
[20] υιε εμη ρησει προσεχε τοις δε εμοις λογοις παραβαλε σον ους
[21] οπως μη εκλιπωσιν σε αι πηγαι σου φυλασσε αυτας εν ση καρδια
[22] ζωη γαρ εστιν τοις ευρισκουσιν αυτας και παση σαρκι ιασις
[23] παση φυλακη τηρει σην καρδιαν εκ γαρ τουτων εξοδοι ζωης
[24] περιελε σεαυτου σκολιον στομα και αδικα χειλη μακραν απο σου απωσαι
[25] οι οφθαλμοι σου ορθα βλεπετωσαν τα δε βλεφαρα σου νευετω δικαια
[26] ορθας τροχιας ποιει σοις ποσιν και τας οδους σου κατευθυνε
[27] μη εκκλινης εις τα δεξια μηδε εις τα αριστερα αποστρεψον δε σον ποδα απο οδου κακης (4:27Α) οδους γαρ τας εκ δεξιων οιδεν ο θεος διεστραμμεναι δε εισιν αι εξ αριστερων (4:27Β) αυτος δε ορθας ποιησει τας τροχιας σου τας δε πορειας σου εν ειρηνη προαξει