Proverbs 4

¹Listenשִׁמְע֣וּšim·‘ū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →, my sonsבָ֭נִיםḇā·nîm — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, to a father’sאָ֑ב’āḇ — H1 — Full Word Study → instructionמ֣וּסַרmū·sar — Discipline, instruction, or correctionH4148 — Full Word Study →; pay attentionוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּwə·haq·šî·ḇū — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → and gainלָדַ֥עַתlā·ḏa·‘aṯ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → understandingבִּינָֽה׃bî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study →. ²Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I giveנָתַ֣תִּיnā·ṯat·tî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → you soundט֭וֹבṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → teachingלֶ֣קַחle·qaḥ — Teaching, doctrine, or instructionH3948 — Full Word Study →; do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → abandonתַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta·‘ă·zō·ḇū — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → my directiveתּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יtō·w·rā·ṯî — instruction, teaching, law, guidanceH8451 — Full Word Study →. ³Whenכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I wasהָיִ֣יתִיhā·yî·ṯî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → a sonבֵ֭ןḇên — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → to my fatherלְאָבִ֑יlə·’ā·ḇî — H1 — Full Word Study →, tenderרַ֥ךְraḵ — tender, soft, weak, or faint-heartedH7390 — Full Word Study → and the only childוְ֝יָחִ֗ידwə·yā·ḥîḏ — Only, solitary, unique, belovedH3173 — Full Word Study → ofלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → my motherאִמִּֽי׃’im·mî — mother; female parentH517 — Full Word Study →, ⁴he taughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיway·yō·rê·nî — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → me and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָlib·be·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → lay holdיִֽתְמָךְ־yiṯ·māḵ- — to grasp, hold, or sustainH8551 — Full Word Study → of my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יdə·ḇā·ray — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study →; keepשְׁמֹ֖רšə·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → my commandsמִצְוֺתַ֣יmiṣ·wō·ṯay — A command or commandment; divine instruction or lawH4687 — Full Word Study → and you will liveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃weḥ·yêh — To live, to preserve alive, to give lifeH2421 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Getקְנֵ֣הqə·nêh — to acquire, buy, or possess through paymentH7069 — Full Word Study → wisdomחָ֭כְמָהḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →, getקְנֵ֣הqə·nêh — to acquire, buy, or possess through paymentH7069 — Full Word Study → understandingבִינָ֑הḇî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study →; do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtiš·kaḥ — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study → my wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־mê·’im·rê- — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → or turn from themתֵּ֝֗טtêṭ — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → forsake wisdom, and she will preserve youוְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּwə·ṯiš·mə·re·kā — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study →; love herאֱהָבֶ֥הָ’ĕ·hā·ḇe·hā — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study →, and she will guard youוְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃wə·ṯiṣ·ṣə·re·kā — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Wisdomחָ֭כְמָהḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study → is supremeרֵאשִׁ֣יתrê·šîṯ — Beginning, first, principal, chiefH7225 — Full Word Study →; so acquireקְנֵ֣הqə·nêh — to acquire, buy, or possess through paymentH7069 — Full Word Study → wisdomחָכְמָ֑הḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →. And whateverוּבְכָל־ū·ḇə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → you may acquireקִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗qin·yā·nə·ḵā — Acquisition; possessions; property ownedH7075 — Full Word Study →, gainקְנֵ֣הqə·nêh — to acquire, buy, or possess through paymentH7069 — Full Word Study → understandingבִינָֽה׃ḇî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Prize herסַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal·sə·le·hā — to raise up, build, or exaltH5549 — Full Word Study →, and she will exalt youוּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּū·ṯə·rō·wm·me·kā — To raise, lift up, exalt; to be highH7311 — Full Word Study →; ifכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you embrace herתְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ṯə·ḥab·bə·qen·nāh — to embrace, clasp, or hold closelyH2263 — Full Word Study →, she will honor youתְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָtə·ḵab·bê·ḏə·ḵā — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study →. ⁹She will setתִּתֵּ֣ןtit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → a garlandלִוְיַת־liw·yaṯ- — wreath, garland, or ornamental crownH3880 — Full Word Study → of graceחֵ֑ןḥên — Favor, grace, or kindness shown to someoneH2580 — Full Word Study → on your headלְ֭רֹאשְׁךָlə·rō·šə·ḵā — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →; she will present youתְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃tə·mag·gə·ne·kā — to shield, protect, defendH4042 — Full Word Study → with a crownעֲטֶ֖רֶת‘ă·ṭe·reṯ — Crown; royal headpiece or honorH5850 — Full Word Study → of beautyתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtip̄·’e·reṯ — Beauty, glory, splendor, or magnificenceH8597 — Full Word Study →.” ¹⁰Listenשְׁמַ֣עšə·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →, my sonבְּ֭נִיbə·nî — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, and receiveוְקַ֣חwə·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → my wordsאֲמָרָ֑י’ă·mā·rāy — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study →, and the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתšə·nō·wṯ — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study → of your lifeחַיִּֽים׃ḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → will be manyוְיִרְבּ֥וּwə·yir·bū — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹I will guide youהֹרֵתִ֑יךָhō·rê·ṯî·ḵā — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of wisdomחָ֭כְמָהḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →; I will lead youהִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhiḏ·raḵ·tî·ḵā — to tread, walk, or trample; to guide or leadH1869 — Full Word Study → on straightיֹֽשֶׁר׃yō·šer — Uprightness, rightness, equityH3476 — Full Word Study → pathsבְּמַעְגְּלֵי־bə·ma‘·gə·lê- — Track, path, or course of travelH4570 — Full Word Study →. ¹²When you walkבְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָbə·leḵ·tə·ḵā — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →, your stepsצַעֲדֶ֑ךָṣa·‘ă·ḏe·ḵā — a step, pace, or measured strideH6806 — Full Word Study → will notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be impededיֵצַ֣רyê·ṣar — to be narrow, confined, or distressedH3334 — Full Word Study →; whenוְאִם־wə·’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you runתָּ֝ר֗וּץtā·rūṣ — to run; move swiftlyH7323 — Full Word Study →, you will notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → stumbleתִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ṯik·kā·šêl — to stumble, fall, or collapseH3782 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Hold onהַחֲזֵ֣קha·ḥă·zêq — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → to instructionבַּמּוּסָ֣רbam·mū·sār — Discipline, instruction, or correctionH4148 — Full Word Study →; do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → let goתֶּ֑רֶףte·rep̄ — to slacken, weaken, or grow feebleH7503 — Full Word Study →. Guard itנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָniṣ·ṣə·re·hā — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study →, forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → itהִ֥יאhî — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is your lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃ḥay·ye·ḵā — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → set footתָּבֹ֑אtā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → on the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbə·’ō·raḥ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםrə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → or walkתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רtə·’aš·šêr — to bless, to make happy or prosperousH833 — Full Word Study → in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of evildoersרָעִֽים׃rā·‘îm — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵Avoid itפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpə·rā·‘ê·hū — to let loose; expose; avengeH6544 — Full Word Study →; do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → travelתַּעֲבָר־ta·‘ă·ḇār- — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → on it. Turnשְׂטֵ֖הśə·ṭêh — to turn aside, deviate, declineH7847 — Full Word Study → from itמֵעָלָ֣יוmê·‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and pass on byוַעֲבֽוֹר׃wa·‘ă·ḇō·wr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → they cannotלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → sleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּyiš·nū — to sleep; to be asleep; dormant or inactiveH3462 — Full Word Study → unlessאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → they do evilיָרֵ֑עוּyā·rê·‘ū — to break, spoil, or do evilH7489 — Full Word Study →; they are deprivedוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הwə·niḡ·zə·lāh — to seize or rob by force; to plunderH1497 — Full Word Study → of slumberשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םšə·nā·t̲ām — sleep; slumber; restH8142 — Full Word Study → untilאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → they make someone fallיִכְשׁוֹלוּ׃yiḵ·šō·lū — to stumble, fall, or collapseH3782 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → they eatלָ֭חֲמוּlā·ḥă·mū — to fight; to consume; to battleH3898 — Full Word Study → the breadלֶ֣חֶםle·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעre·ša‘ — Wickedness, moral evil, depravityH7562 — Full Word Study → and drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yiš·tū — to drink; consume liquidH8354 — Full Word Study → the wineוְיֵ֖יןwə·yên — Wine; fermented grape juiceH3196 — Full Word Study → of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםḥă·mā·sîm — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸The pathוְאֹ֣רַחwə·’ō·raḥ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → of the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםṣad·dî·qîm — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study → is like the first gleamכְּא֣וֹרkə·’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study → of dawnנֹ֑גַהּnō·ḡah — Brightness, radiance, or shining lightH5051 — Full Word Study →, shining brighterהוֹלֵ֥ךְhō·w·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → and brighter untilעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → middayנְכ֥וֹןnə·ḵō·wn — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹But the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםrə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → is like the darkest gloomכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הkā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh — darkness, gloom, obscurityH653 — Full Word Study →; they do notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → knowיָ֝דְע֗וּyā·ḏə·‘ū — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → whatבַּמֶּ֥הbam·meh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → makes them stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃פyik·kā·šê·lū — to stumble, fall, or collapseH3782 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰My sonבְּ֭נִיbə·nî — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhaq·šî·ḇāh — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → to my wordsלִדְבָרַ֣יliḏ·ḇā·ray — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study →; inclineהַט־haṭ- — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → your earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃’ā·zə·ne·ḵā — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → to my sayingsלַ֝אֲמָרַ֗יla·’ă·mā·ray — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study →. ²¹Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → loseיַלִּ֥יזוּyal·lî·zū — to turn aside, deviate, act perverselyH3868 — Full Word Study → sight of themמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָmê·‘ê·ne·ḵā — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →; keep themשָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םšā·mə·rēm — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → withinבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵ — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study → your heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study →. ²²Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → theyהֵ֭םhêm — They, them (masculine plural pronoun)H1992 — Full Word Study → are lifeחַיִּ֣יםḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → to those who find themלְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑םlə·mō·ṣə·’ê·hem — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study →, and healthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar·pê — healing, cure, remedy, restoration to healthH4832 — Full Word Study → to the wholeוּֽלְכָל־ū·lə·ḵāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → bodyבְּשָׂר֥וֹbə·śā·rōw — Flesh; body; meat; human natureH1320 — Full Word Study →. ²³Guardנְצֹ֣רnə·ṣōr — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study → your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָlib·be·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → with allמִֽכָּל־mik·kāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → diligenceמִ֭שְׁמָרmiš·mār — Guard, custody, or watchful keepingH4929 — Full Word Study →, forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → from itמִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → flowתּוֹצְא֥וֹתtō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ — outgoing, exit, border, way outH8444 — Full Word Study → springs of lifeחַיִּֽים׃ḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴Putהָסֵ֣רhā·sêr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → awayמִ֭מְּךָmim·mə·ḵā — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → deceptionעִקְּשׁ֣וּת‘iq·qə·šūṯ — crookedness, perverseness, frowardnessH6143 — Full Word Study → from your mouthפֶּ֑הpeh — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →; keepהַרְחֵ֥קhar·ḥêq — to be far, remove, distance oneselfH7368 — Full Word Study → your lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםśə·p̲ā·t̲a·yim — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → from perverse speechוּלְז֥וּתū·lə·zūṯ — Perversity, crookedness, moral corruptionH3891 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵Let your eyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ‘ê·ne·ḵā — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → lookיַבִּ֑יטוּyab·bî·ṭū — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study → forwardלְנֹ֣כַחlə·nō·ḵaḥ — directly before, in front of, oppositeH5227 — Full Word Study →; fix your gazeוְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָwə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·ḵā — eyelid; the fold of skin covering the eyeH6079 — Full Word Study → straightיַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay·ši·rū — to make straight; to direct; to be right or uprightH3474 — Full Word Study → aheadנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neḡ·de·ḵā — before, in front of, in the presence ofH5048 — Full Word Study →. ²⁶Make a levelפַּ֭לֵּסpal·lês — to weigh, consider, ponder carefullyH6424 — Full Word Study → pathמַעְגַּ֣לma‘·gal — Track, path, or course of travelH4570 — Full Word Study → for your feetרַגְלֶ֑ךָraḡ·le·ḵā — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study →, and allוְֽכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your waysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָdə·rā·ḵe·ḵā — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → will be sureיִכֹּֽנוּ׃yik·kō·nū — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷Do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → swerveתֵּט־têṭ- — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → to the rightיָמִ֥יןyā·mîn — right hand, right side, southH3225 — Full Word Study → or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולū·śə·mō·wl — left side, left hand, or the left directionH8040 — Full Word Study →; turnהָסֵ֖רhā·sêr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → your feet away from evilמֵרָֽע׃mê·rā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →.