Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 4

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Proverbs 4 . 1 , Solomon persuades to wisdom , Proverbs 4 . 14 , and to shun wickedness; Proverbs 4 . 20 , He exhorts to sanctification.

Proverbs 4:1

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

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Proverbs 4:2

For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.

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Proverbs 4:3

When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,

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Proverbs 4:4

he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

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Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

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Proverbs 4:6

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.

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Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

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Proverbs 4:8

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

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Proverbs 4:9

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

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etc. or , she shall compass thee with a crown of glory

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Proverbs 4:10

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

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Proverbs 4:11

I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.

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Proverbs 4:12

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.

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Proverbs 4:13

Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

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Proverbs 4:14

Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

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Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.

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Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

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Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

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Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

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Proverbs 4:19

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

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Proverbs 4:20

My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

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Proverbs 4:21

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

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Proverbs 4:22

For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

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Heb. medicine

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Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

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Heb. above all keeping

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Proverbs 4:24

Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

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etc. Heb. frowardness of mouth , and per#### Verseness of lips

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Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.

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Proverbs 4:26

Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.

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or , all thy ways shall be ordered aright

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Proverbs 4:27

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

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