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Proverbs 4
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Proverbs 4 . 1
1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:1
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2 For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:2
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3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:3
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4 he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:4
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5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:5
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6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:6
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7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:7
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8 Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:8
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9 She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:9
Proverbs 4 . 10
10 Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:10
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11 I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:11
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12 When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:12
Proverbs 4 . 13
13 Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.CProverbs 4:1-13TOSKProverbs 4:13
Proverbs 4 . 14
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.CProverbs 4:14-19TOSKProverbs 4:14
Proverbs 4 . 15
15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.CProverbs 4:14-19TOSKProverbs 4:15
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16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.CProverbs 4:14-19TOSKProverbs 4:16
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17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.CProverbs 4:14-19TOSKProverbs 4:17
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18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.CProverbs 4:14-19 Proverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:18
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19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.CProverbs 4:14-19 Proverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:19
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20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:20
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21 Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:21
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22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:22
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23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:23
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24 Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:24
Proverbs 4 . 25
25 Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:25
Proverbs 4 . 26
26 Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:26
Proverbs 4 . 27
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.CProverbs 4:18-27TOSKProverbs 4:27