ASV_Strong : Proverbs 4
1. Hear[H8085], my sons[H1121], the instruction[H4148] of a father[H1], And attend[H7181] to know[H3045] understanding[H998]:
2. For I give[H5414] you good[H2896] doctrine[H3948]; Forsake[H5800] ye not my law[H8451].
3. For I was a son[H1121] unto my father[H1], Tender[H7390] and only[H3173] beloved in the sight[H6440] of my mother[H517].
4. And he taught[H3384] me[H559], and said unto me[H3820]: Let thy heart retain[H8551] my words[H1697]; Keep[H8104] my commandments[H4687], and live[H2421];
5. Get[H7069] wisdom[H2451], get[H7069] understanding[H998]; Forget[H7911] not[H5186], neither decline from the words[H561] of my mouth[H6310];
6. Forsake[H5800] her not[H8104], and she will preserve thee[H157]; Love her[H5341], and she will keep thee.
7. Wisdom[H2451] is the principal thing[H7225]; Therefore get[H7069] wisdom[H2451]; Yea[H7075], with all thy getting get understanding[H998].
8. Exalt[H5549] her[H7311], and she will promote thee[H3513]; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her[H2263].
9. She will give[H5414] to thy head[H7218] a chaplet[H3880] of grace[H2580]; A crown[H5850] of beauty[H8597] will she deliver to thee[H4042].
10. Hear[H8085], O my son[H1121], and receive[H3947] my sayings[H561]; And the years[H8141] of thy life[H2416] shall be many[H7235].
11. I have taught[H3384] thee in the way[H1870] of wisdom[H2451]; I have led[H1869] thee in paths[H4570] of uprightness[H3476].
12. When thou goest[H3212], thy steps[H6806] shall not be straitened[H3334]; And if thou runnest[H7323], thou shalt not stumble[H3782].
13. Take fast hold[H2388] of instruction[H4148]; Let her not go[H7503]: Keep[H5341] her[H2416]; For she is thy life.
14. Enter[H935] not into the path[H734] of the wicked[H7563], And walk[H833] not in the way[H1870] of evil men[H7451].
15. Avoid[H6544] it[H5674], pass not by it[H7847]; Turn from it[H5674], and pass on.
16. For they sleep[H3462] not[H7489], except they do evil; And their sleep[H8142] is taken away[H1497], unless they cause some to fall[H3782].
17. For they eat[H3898] the bread[H3899] of wickedness[H7562], And drink[H8354] the wine[H3196] of violence[H2555].
18. But the path[H734] of the righteous[H6662] is as the dawning[H5051] light[H216], That shineth[H215] more[H1980] and more unto the perfect[H3559] day[H3117].
19. The way[H1870] of the wicked[H7563] is as darkness[H653]: They know[H3045] not at what they stumble[H3782].
20. My son[H1121], attend[H7181] to my words[H1697]; Incline[H5186] thine ear[H241] unto my sayings[H561].
21. Let them not depart[H3868] from thine eyes[H5869]; Keep[H8104] them in the midst[H8432] of thy heart[H3824].
22. For they are life[H2416] unto those that find[H4672] them[H4832], And health to all their flesh[H1320].
23. Keep[H5341] thy heart[H3820] with all diligence[H4929]; For out of it are the issues[H8444] of life[H2416].
24. Put away[H5493] from thee a wayward[H6143] mouth[H6310], And perverse[H3891] lips[H8193] put far from thee[H7368].
25. Let thine eyes[H5869] look[H5027] right on[H5227], And let thine eyelids[H6079] look straight before thee[H3474].
26. Make level the path[H4570] of thy feet[H7272], And let all thy ways[H1870] be established[H3559].
27. Turn[H5186] not to the right hand[H3225] nor to the left[H8040]: Remove[H5493] thy foot[H7272] from evil[H7451].
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