Proverbs 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 31

¹ Sons, hear the instruction of a father, pay attention to know understanding.

² For I give you good teaching, do not forsake my Law.

³ For I was my father's son, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.

⁴ And he taught me and said to me, May my words hold to your heart; keep my commands and live.

Chapter Summary

Keep your heart with all diligence.

חֲמָסִ֣ים violence H2555 · TWOT 678a

בְּשָׂר֥ flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a

תֵּ֝֗ט stretch out H5186 · TWOT 1352

חֵ֑ן favour H2580 · TWOT 694a

לֶ֣חֶם bread H3899 · TWOT 1105a

Father Recounts His Own Father's Teaching

The father tells his sons how he was taught as a tender, only son by his own father to obtain wisdom above all else.

The Two Paths

The father contrasts the shining path of the righteous with the dark way of the wicked, urging his son to keep his heart with diligence.

Father Recounts His Own Father's Teaching

The father tells his sons how he was taught as a tender, only son by his own father to obtain wisdom above all else.

Proverbs 4:1-9

The Two Paths

The father contrasts the shining path of the righteous with the dark way of the wicked, urging his son to keep his heart with diligence.

Proverbs 4:10-27

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