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Proverbs 4
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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.
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Footnotes
3
[a].
a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
[b].
health: Heb. medicine
[c].
a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips
Proverbs 4 Commentaries
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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
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