Help Previous Next

NASB Bible (with Strong's Numbers)

Proverbs 4

A Father's Instruction

1

Hearh8085, O sonsh1121, the  ainstructionh4148 of a fatherh1, And  bgiveh7181 attentionh7181 that you may  1gainh3045 understandingh998,

2

For I giveh5414 you  1soundh2896a  ateachingh3948;  bDo not abandonh5800a my  2instructionh8451.

3

Whenh3588 I was a sonh1121 to my fatherh1,  aTenderh7390 and  bthe onlyh3173 sonh3173 in the sighth6440 of my motherh517,

4

Then he  ataughth3384 me and saidh559 to me, "Let your hearth3820  bholdh8551 fasth8551 my wordsh1697;  cKeeph8104 my commandmentsh4687 and liveh2421a;

5

 aAcquireh7069 wisdomh2451!  bAcquireh7069 understandingh998! Do not forgeth7911 norh408 turnh5186 awayh5186 from the wordsh561 of my mouthh6310.

6

"Do not forsakeh5800a her, and she will guardh8104 you;  aLoveh157 her, and she will watchh5341 over you.

7

aThe  1beginningh7225 of wisdomh2451 is:  bAcquireh7069 wisdomh2451; And with allh3605 your acquiringh7075, geth7069 understandingh998.

8

aPrizeh5549 her, and she will exalth7311 you; She will honorh3513 you ifh3588 you embraceh2263 her.

9

"She will placeh5414  aon your headh7218 a garlandh3880 of graceh2580; She will presenth4042 you with a crownh5850 of beautyh8597."

10

Hearh8085, my sonh1121, and  aaccepth3947 my sayingsh561 And the  byearsh8141 of your lifeh2425b will be manyh7235a.

11

I have  adirectedh3384 you in the wayh1870 of wisdomh2451; I have ledh1869 you in uprighth3476 pathsh4570.

12

When you walkh1980, your  astepsh6806 will not be impededh6887a; And ifh518 you runh7323, you  bwill not stumbleh3782.

13

 aTakeh2388 holdh2388 of instructionh4148; do not leth7503 goh7503. Guardh5341 her, for she is your  blifeh2425b.

14

 aDo not enterh935 the pathh734 of the wickedh7563 And do not proceedh833 in the wayh1870 of evilh7451a menh7451a.

15

Avoidh6544a it, do not passh5674a by it; Turnh7847 awayh7847 from it and passh5674a on.

16

For they  acannoth3808 sleeph3462 unlessh518h3808 they doh7489a evilh7489a; And  1they are robbedh1497 of sleeph8142 unlessh518h3808 they make someone stumbleh3782.

17

For they  aeath3898b the breadh3899 of wickednessh7562 And drinkh8354 the wineh3196 of violenceh2555.

18

But the  apathh734 of the righteoush6662 is like the  blighth216 of dawnh5051, That  cshinesh215 brighterh1980 and brighterh1980 untilh5704 the  dfullh3559 dayh3117.

19

The  awayh1870 of the wickedh7563 is like darknessh653; They do not knowh3045 over whath4100 they  1 bstumbleh3782.

20

My sonh1121,  agiveh7181 attentionh7181 to my wordsh561;  bInclineh5186 your earh241 to my sayingsh561.

21

 aDo not let them departh3868 from your sighth5869;  bKeeph8104 them in the midsth8432 of your hearth3824.

22

For they are  alifeh2425b to those who findh4672 them And  bhealthh4832 to allh3605  1their bodyh1320.

23

Watchh5341 over your hearth3820 with allh3605 diligenceh4929, For  afrom it flow the springsh8444 of lifeh2425b.

24

Puth5493 awayh5493 from you a  adeceitfulh6143 mouthh6310 And  bputh7368 devioush3891  1speechh8193 farh7368 from you.

25

Let your eyesh5869 lookh5027 directlyh5227 aheadh5227 And let your  1gazeh6079 be fixedh3474 straighth3474 in fronth5048 of you.

26

 aWatchh6424 the pathh4570 of your feeth7272 And allh3605 your  bwaysh1870 will be establishedh3559.

27

 aDo not turnh5186 to the righth3225 norh408 to the lefth8040;  bTurnh5493 your footh7272 from evilh7451b.



Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit https://www.lockman.org
Report corrections to contact@SpiritAndTruth.org
(Produced: Sat Dec 22 10:52:28 2007)

Help Previous Next