Proverbs 4:1 Hear,8085 ye children,1121 the instruction4148 of a father,1 and attend7181 to know3045 understanding.998 cr 2 For I give5414 you good2896 doctrine,3948 forsake5800 ye not my law.8451 cr 3 For I was my father's1 son,1121 tender7390 and only3173 beloved in the sight6440 of my mother.517 cr 4 He taught3384 me also, and said559 unto me, Let thine heart3820 retain8551 my words:1697 keep8104 my commandments,4687 and live.2421 cr 5 Get7069 wisdom,2451 get7069 understanding:998 forget7911 it not; neither decline5186 from the words561 of my mouth.6310 cr 6 Forsake5800 her not, and she shall preserve8104 thee: love157 her, and she shall keep5341 thee. cr 7 Wisdom2451 is the principal thing;7225 therefore get7069 wisdom:2451 and with all thy getting7075 get understanding.998 cr 8 Exalt5549 her, and she shall promote7311 thee: she shall bring thee to honour,3513 when thou dost embrace2263 her. cr 9 She shall give5414 to thine head7218 an ornament3880 of grace:2580 a crown5850 of glory8597 shall she deliver4042 to thee.{Or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory} cr 10 Hear,8085 O my son,1121 and receive3947 my sayings;561 and the years8141 of thy life2416 shall be many.7235 cr 11 I have taught3384 thee in the way1870 of wisdom;2451 I have led1869 thee in right3476 paths.4570 cr 12 When thou goest,3212 thy steps6806 shall not be straitened;3334 and when thou runnest,7323 thou shalt not stumble.3782 cr 13 Take fast hold2388 of instruction;4148 let her not go:7503 keep5341 her; for she is thy life.2416 cr

Proverbs 4:14 Enter935 not into the path734 of the wicked,7563 and go833 not in the way1870 of evil7451 men. cr 15 Avoid6544 it, pass5674 not by it, turn7847 from it, and pass away.5674 cr 16 For they sleep3462 not, except they have done mischief;7489 and their sleep8142 is taken away,1497 unless they cause some to fall.3782 3782 cr 17 For they eat3898 the bread3899 of wickedness,7562 and drink8354 the wine3196 of violence.2555 cr 18 But the path734 of the just6662 is as the shining5051 light,216 that shineth215 more1980 and more unto the perfect3559 day.3117 cr 19 The way1870 of the wicked7563 is as darkness:653 they know3045 not at what they stumble.3782 cr

Proverbs 4:20 My son,1121 attend7181 to my words;1697 incline5186 thine ear241 unto my sayings.561 cr 21 Let them not depart3868 from thine eyes;5869 keep8104 them in the midst8432 of thine heart.3824 cr 22 For they are life2416 unto those that find4672 them, and health4832{Heb. medicine} to all their flesh.1320 cr

Proverbs 4:23 Keep5341 thy heart3820 with all diligence;4929{Heb. above all keeping} for out of it are the issues8444 of life.2416 cr 24 Put away5493 from thee a froward6143 mouth,6310 and perverse3891 lips8193{Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips} put far7368 from thee. cr 25 Let thine eyes5869 look5027 right on,5227 and let thine eyelids6079 look straight3474 before thee. cr 26 Ponder6424 the path4570 of thy feet,7272 and let all thy ways1870 be established.3559{Or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright} cr 27 Turn5186 not to the right hand3225 nor to the left:8040 remove5493 thy foot7272 from evil.7451 cr