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1 Listen, sons, to a fatherโ€™s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

2 for I give you sound learning. Donโ€™t forsake my law.

3 For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.

4 He taught me, and said to me: โ€œLet your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.

5 Get wisdom. Get understanding. Donโ€™t forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

6 Donโ€™t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.

7 Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

9 She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.โ€

10 Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.

12 When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

13 Take firm hold of instruction. Donโ€™t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

14 Donโ€™t enter into the path of the wicked. Donโ€™t walk in the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it, and donโ€™t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.

16 For they donโ€™t sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

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

18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They donโ€™t know what they stumble over.

20 My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

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

23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.

26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

27 Donโ€™t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

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Hebrew interlinear — Proverbs 4:1–27 (200 words)
1
  1. ืฉืึดืžึฐืขึฃื•ึผลกimสฟรปshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  2. ื‘ึธึญื ึดื™ืbฤnรฎmben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  3. ืžึฃื•ึผืกึทืจmรปsarmuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  4. ืึธึ‘ื‘สพฤbab: fatherH1
  5. ื•ึฐึื”ึทืงึฐืฉืึดึ—ื™ื‘ื•ึผwฤ•haqลกรฎbรปqashab: to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenH7181
  6. ืœึธื“ึทึฅืขึทืชlฤdaสฟatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  7. ื‘ึผึดื™ื ึธึฝื”ืƒbรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
2
  1. ื›ึผึดึคื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึถึฃืงึทื—leqaแธฅleqach: (properly) something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer)H3948
  3. ื˜ึญื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  4. ื ึธืชึทึฃืชึผึดื™nฤtattรฎnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  5. ืœึธื›ึถึ‘ืlฤkem
  6. ืชึผึึฝื•ึนืจึธืชึดึ—ื™tรดrฤtรฎtowrah: a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or PentateuchH8451
  7. ืึทึฝืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  8. ืชึผึทืขึฒื–ึนึฝื‘ื•ึผืƒtaสฟฤƒzลbรป`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
3
  1. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื‘ึตึญืŸbฤ“nben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  3. ื”ึธื™ึดึฃื™ืชึดื™hฤyรฎtรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  4. ืœึฐืึธื‘ึดึ‘ื™lฤ•สพฤbรฎab: fatherH1
  5. ืจึทึฅืšึฐrakrak: (literally or figuratively) tender; (by implication) weakH7390
  6. ื•ึฐึื™ึธื—ึดึ—ื™ื“wฤ•yฤแธฅรฎdyachiyd: (properly) united, i.e. sole; (by implication) belovedH3173
  7. ืœึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื™lipnรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  8. ืึดืžึผึดึฝื™ืƒสพimmรฎem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
4
  1. ื•ึทื™ึผึนืจึตึ—ื ึดื™wayyลrฤ“nรฎyarah: (properly) to flow as water; (hence) to rainH3384
  2. ื•ึทื™ึผึนึฅืืžึถืจwayyลสพmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  3. ืœึดึ—ื™lรฎ
  4. ื™ึดึฝืชึฐืžึธืšึฐyitฤ•moktamak: to sustain; (by implication) to obtain, keep fastH8551
  5. ื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึทึฅื™dฤ•bฤraydabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  6. ืœึดื‘ึผึถึ‘ืšึธlibbekฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  7. ืฉืึฐืžึนึ–ืจลกฤ•mลrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  8. ืžึดืฆึฐื•ึนืชึทึฃื™miแนฃwลtaymitsvah: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)H4687
  9. ื•ึถึฝื—ึฐื™ึตึฝื”ืƒweแธฅฤ•yฤ“chayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
5
  1. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื”แธฅฤkฤ•mรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  4. ื‘ึดื™ื ึธึ‘ื”bรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
  5. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  6. ืชึผึดืฉืึฐื›ึผึทึฅื—tiลกkaแธฅshakach: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attentionH7911
  7. ื•ึฐืึทืœwฤ•สพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  8. ืชึผึตึึ—ื˜tฤ“แนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  9. ืžึตึฝืึดืžึฐืจึตื™mฤ“สพimrรชemer: something saidH561
  10. ืคึดึฝื™ืƒpรฎpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
6
  1. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. ืชึผึทืขึทื–ึฐื‘ึถึฅื”ึธtaสฟazbehฤ`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  3. ื•ึฐืชึดืฉืึฐืžึฐืจึถึ‘ืšึผึธwฤ•tiลกmฤ•rekkฤshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  4. ืึฑื”ึธื‘ึถึฅื”ึธสพฤ•hฤbehฤahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  5. ื•ึฐืชึดืฆึผึฐืจึถึฝืšึผึธืƒwฤ•tiแนฃแนฃฤ•rekkฤnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
7
  1. ืจึตืืฉืึดึฃื™ืชrฤ“สพลกรฎtshiyth: the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)H7225
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื”แธฅฤkฤ•mรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  4. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ‘ื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  5. ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ึธืœรปbฤ•kฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  6. ืงึดึื ึฐื™ึธื ึฐืšึธึ—qinyonkฤqinyan: creation; (concretely) creaturesH7075
  7. ืงึฐื ึตึฃื”qฤ•nฤ“qanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  8. ื‘ึดื™ื ึธึฝื”ืƒbรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
8
  1. ืกึทืœึฐืกึฐืœึถึฅื”ึธsalsฤ•lehฤcalal: to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exaltH5549
  2. ื•ึผึฝืชึฐืจื•ึนืžึฐืžึถึ‘ืšึผึธรปtฤ•rรดmฤ•mekkฤruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
  3. ืชึผึฐึื›ึทื‘ึผึตึ—ื“ึฐืšึธtฤ•kabbฤ“dฤ•kฤkabad: to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorableH3513
  4. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  5. ืชึฐื—ึทื‘ึผึฐืงึถึฝื ึผึธื”ืƒtฤ•แธฅabbฤ•qennรขchabaq: to clasp (the hands or in embrace)H2263
9
  1. ืชึผึดืชึผึตึฃืŸtittฤ“nnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. ืœึฐึญืจึนืืฉืึฐืšึธlฤ•rลสพลกฤ•kฤro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
  3. ืœึดื•ึฐื™ึทืชliwyatlivyah: something attached, i.e. a wreathH3880
  4. ื—ึตึ‘ืŸแธฅฤ“nchen: graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)H2580
  5. ืขึฒื˜ึถึ–ืจึถืชสฟฤƒแนญeret`atarah: a crownH5850
  6. ืชึผึดืคึฐืึถึฃืจึถืชtipสพerettiph'arah: ornamentH8597
  7. ืชึผึฐืžึทื’ึผึฐื ึถึฝืšึผึธืƒtฤ•maggฤ•nekkฤmagan: (properly) to shield; encompass withH4042
10
  1. ืฉืึฐืžึทึฃืขลกฤ•maสฟshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  2. ื‘ึผึฐึญื ึดื™bฤ•nรฎben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  3. ื•ึฐืงึทึฃื—wฤ•qaแธฅlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
  4. ืึฒืžึธืจึธึ‘ื™สพฤƒmฤrฤyemer: something saidH561
  5. ื•ึฐื™ึดืจึฐื‘ึผึฅื•ึผwฤ•yirbรปrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  6. ืœึฐึืšึธึ—lฤ•kฤ
  7. ืฉืึฐื ึฃื•ึนืชลกฤ•nรดtshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
  8. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฝื™ืืƒแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
11
  1. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐbฤ•derekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื”แธฅฤkฤ•mรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ื”ึนืจึตืชึดึ‘ื™ืšึธhลrฤ“tรฎkฤyarah: (properly) to flow as water; (hence) to rainH3384
  4. ื”ึดึื“ึฐืจึทื›ึฐืชึผึดึ—ื™ืšึธhidraktรฎkฤdarak: to tread; (by implication) to walkH1869
  5. ื‘ึผึฐืžึทืขึฐื’ึผึฐืœึตื™bฤ•maสฟgฤ•lรชma`gal: a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)H4570
  6. ื™ึนึฝืฉืึถืจืƒyลลกeryosher: the rightH3476
12
  1. ื‘ึผึฐึญึฝืœึถื›ึฐืชึผึฐืšึธbฤ•lektฤ•kฤhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. ื™ึตืฆึทึฃืจyฤ“แนฃaryatsar: to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; (figuratively) be in distressH3334
  4. ืฆึทืขึฒื“ึถึ‘ืšึธแนฃaสฟฤƒdekฤtsa`ad: a pace or regular stepH6806
  5. ื•ึฐืึดืwฤ•สพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  6. ืชึผึธึืจึ—ื•ึผืฅtฤrรปแนฃruwts: to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)H7323
  7. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ืชึดื›ึผึธืฉืึตึฝืœืƒtikkฤลกฤ“lkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
13
  1. ื”ึทื—ึฒื–ึตึฃืงhaแธฅฤƒzฤ“qchazaq: to fasten uponH2388
  2. ื‘ึผึทืžึผื•ึผืกึธึฃืจbammรปsฤrmuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  3. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  4. ืชึผึถึ‘ืจึถืฃterepraphah: to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)H7503
  5. ื ึดึืฆึผึฐืจึถึ—ื”ึธniแนฃแนฃฤ•rehฤnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
  6. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  7. ื”ึดึฅื™ืhรฎสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ื—ึทื™ึผึถึฝื™ืšึธืƒแธฅayyรชkฤchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
14
  1. ื‘ึผึฐืึนึฃืจึทื—bฤ•สพลraแธฅorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  2. ืจึฐึญืฉืึธืขึดื™ืrฤ•ลกฤสฟรฎmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  4. ืชึผึธื‘ึนึ‘ืtฤbลสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  5. ื•ึฐืึทืœwฤ•สพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  6. ืชึผึฐึืึทืฉืึผึตึ—ืจtฤ•สพaลกลกฤ“rashar: to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy)H833
  7. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐbฤ•derekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  8. ืจึธืขึดึฝื™ืืƒrฤสฟรฎmra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
15
  1. ืคึผึฐืจึธืขึตึฅื”ื•ึผpฤ•rฤสฟฤ“hรปpara`: to loosen; (by implication) to expose, dismissH6544
  2. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  3. ืชึผึทืขึฒื‘ึธืจtaสฟฤƒbฤr`abar: to cross overH5674
  4. ื‘ึผึ‘ื•ึนbรด
  5. ืฉื‚ึฐื˜ึตึ–ื”ล›ฤ•แนญฤ“satah: to deviate from dutyH7847
  6. ืžึตืขึธืœึธึฃื™ื•mฤ“สฟฤlฤyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  7. ื•ึทืขึฒื‘ึนึฝืจืƒwaสฟฤƒbลr`abar: to cross overH5674
16
  1. ื›ึผึดึคื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. ื™ึดึญึฝืฉืึฐื ื•ึผyiลกฤ•nรปyashen: (properly) to be slack or languid; (by implication) to sleepH3462
  4. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  5. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. ื™ึธืจึตึ‘ืขื•ึผyฤrฤ“สฟรปra`a`: (properly) to spoil; (literally) to ruin by breaking to pieces)H7489
  7. ื•ึฐึฝื ึดื’ึฐื–ึฐืœึธึฅื”wฤ•nigzฤ•lรขgazal: to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or robH1497
  8. ืฉืึฐึื ึธืชึธึ—ืลกฤ•nฤtฤmshehah: sleepH8142
  9. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  10. ืœึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  11. ื™ึทื›ึฐืฉืึดึฝื•ืœื•ึผืƒyakลกiwlรปkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
17
  1. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึธึญื—ึฒืžื•ึผlฤแธฅฤƒmรปlacham: to feed on; (figuratively) to consumeH3898
  3. ืœึถึฃื—ึถืleแธฅemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
  4. ืจึถึ‘ืฉืึทืขreลกaสฟresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
  5. ื•ึฐื™ึตึ–ื™ืŸwฤ•yรชnyayin: wine (as fermented); (by implication) intoxicationH3196
  6. ื—ึฒืžึธืกึดึฃื™ืแธฅฤƒmฤsรฎmchamac: violence; (by implication) wrongH2555
  7. ื™ึดืฉืึฐืชึผึฝื•ึผืƒyiลกtรปshathah: to imbibe (literally or figuratively)H8354
18
  1. ื•ึฐืึนึฃืจึทื—wฤ•สพลraแธฅorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  2. ืฆึทึญื“ึผึดื™ืงึดื™ืแนฃaddรฎqรฎmtsaddiyq: justH6662
  3. ื›ึผึฐืึฃื•ึนืจkฤ•สพรดrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  4. ื ึนึ‘ื’ึทื”ึผnลgahnogahh: brilliancy (literally or figuratively)H5051
  5. ื”ื•ึนืœึตึฅืšึฐhรดlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  6. ื•ึธึืึ—ื•ึนืจwฤสพรดrowr: to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)H215
  7. ืขึทื“สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  8. ื ึฐื›ึฅื•ึนืŸnฤ•kรดnkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  9. ื”ึทื™ึผึฝื•ึนืืƒhayyรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
19
  1. ื“ึผึถึฃืจึถืšึฐderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  2. ืจึฐึญืฉืึธืขึดื™ืrฤ•ลกฤสฟรฎmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  3. ื›ึผึธึฝืึฒืคึตืœึธึ‘ื”kฤสพฤƒpฤ“lรขaphelah: duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; (concretely) concealmentH653
  4. ืœึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. ื™ึธึื“ึฐืขึ—ื•ึผyฤdฤ•สฟรปyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  6. ื‘ึผึทืžึผึถึฅื”bammemah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  7. ื™ึดื›ึผึธืฉืึตึฝืœื•ึผืƒyikkฤลกฤ“lรปkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
20
  1. ื‘ึผึฐึญื ึดื™bฤ•nรฎben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  2. ืœึดื“ึฐื‘ึธืจึทึฃื™lidbฤraydabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. ื”ึทืงึฐืฉืึดึ‘ื™ื‘ึธื”haqลกรฎbรขqashab: to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenH7181
  4. ืœึทึืึฒืžึธืจึทึ—ื™laสพฤƒmฤrayemer: something saidH561
  5. ื”ึทื˜haแนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  6. ืึธื–ึฐื ึถึฝืšึธืƒสพoznekฤozen: broadness; (concretely) the ear (from its form in man)H241
21
  1. ืึทืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. ื™ึทืœึผึดึฅื™ื–ื•ึผyallรฎzรปluwz: to turn aside, i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverseH3868
  3. ืžึตืขึตื™ื ึถึ‘ื™ืšึธmฤ“สฟรชnรชkฤ`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  4. ืฉืึธึืžึฐืจึตึ—ืลกฤmฤ•rฤ“mshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  5. ื‘ึผึฐืชึฃื•ึนืšึฐbฤ•tรดktavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  6. ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถึฝืšึธืƒlฤ•bฤbekฤlebab: the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820H3824
22
  1. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฃื™ืแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  3. ื”ึตึญืhฤ“mhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  4. ืœึฐืžึนืฆึฐืึตื™ื”ึถึ‘ืlฤ•mลแนฃฤ•สพรชhemmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  5. ื•ึผึฝืœึฐื›ึธืœรปlฤ•kolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  6. ื‘ึผึฐืฉื‚ึธืจึฅื•ึนbฤ•ล›ฤrรดbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
  7. ืžึทืจึฐืคึผึตึฝืืƒmarpฤ“สพmarpe': (properly) curative; (literally, concretely) a medicineH4832
23
  1. ืžึดึฝื›ึผึธืœmikkolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ืžึดึญืฉืึฐืžึธืจmiลกmormishmar: a guard (the man, the post or the prison)H4929
  3. ื ึฐืฆึนึฃืจnฤ•แนฃลrnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
  4. ืœึดื‘ึผึถึ‘ืšึธlibbekฤleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  5. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ืžึดึืžึผึถึ—ื ึผื•ึผmimmennรปmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  7. ืชึผื•ึนืฆึฐืึฅื•ึนืชtรดแนฃฤ•สพรดttowtsa'ah: (only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively)...H8444
  8. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฝื™ืืƒแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
24
  1. ื”ึธืกึตึฃืจhฤsฤ“rcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  2. ืžึดึญืžึผึฐืšึธmimmฤ•kฤmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  3. ืขึดืงึผึฐืฉืึฃื•ึผืชสฟiqqฤ•ลกรปt`iqqshuwth: perversityH6143
  4. ืคึผึถึ‘ื”pepeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  5. ื•ึผืœึฐื–ึฅื•ึผืชรปlฤ•zรปtlzuwth: perversenessH3891
  6. ืฉื‚ึฐึืคึธืชึทึ—ื™ึดืล›ฤ•pฤtayimsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. ื”ึทืจึฐื—ึตึฅืงharแธฅฤ“qrachaq: to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively...H7368
  8. ืžึดืžึผึถึฝืšึผึธืƒmimmekkฤmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
25
  1. ืขึตึญื™ื ึถื™ืšึธสฟรชnรชkฤ`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  2. ืœึฐื ึนึฃื›ึทื—lฤ•nลkaแธฅnokach: (properly) the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in...H5227
  3. ื™ึทื‘ึผึดึ‘ื™ื˜ื•ึผyabbรฎแนญรปnabat: to scan, i.e. look intently at; (by implication) to regard with pleasure, favor or careH5027
  4. ื•ึฐึืขึทืคึฐืขึทืคึผึถึ—ื™ืšึธwฤ•สฟapสฟappรชkฤ`aph`aph: an eyelash (as fluttering); (figuratively) morning rayH6079
  5. ื™ึทื™ึฐืฉืึดึฅืจื•ึผyayลกirรปyashar: to be straight or even; (figuratively) to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperousH3474
  6. ื ึถื’ึฐื“ึผึถึฝืšึธืƒnegdekฤneged: a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mateH5048
26
  1. ืคึผึทึญืœึผึตืกpallฤ“spalac: (properly) to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road)H6424
  2. ืžึทืขึฐื’ึผึทึฃืœmaสฟgalma`gal: a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)H4570
  3. ืจึทื’ึฐืœึถึ‘ืšึธraglekฤregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
  4. ื•ึฐึฝื›ึธืœwฤ•kolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  5. ื“ึผึฐืจึธื›ึถึฅื™ืšึธdฤ•rฤkรชkฤderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  6. ื™ึดื›ึผึนึฝื ื•ึผืƒyikkลnรปkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
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  1. ืึทึฝืœสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. ืชึผึตื˜tฤ“แนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  3. ื™ึธืžึดึฅื™ืŸyฤmรฎnyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
  4. ื•ึผืฉื‚ึฐืžึนึ‘ืื•ืœรปล›ฤ•mลwlsmo'wl: (properly) dark (as enveloped), i.e. the northH8040
  5. ื”ึธืกึตึ–ืจhฤsฤ“rcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  6. ืจึทื’ึฐืœึฐืšึธึฃraglฤ•kฤregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
  7. ืžึตืจึธึฝืขืƒmฤ“rฤสฟra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451

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Strong's words in Proverbs 4 (6)
Strong's H408 — ืึทึฝืœ (สพal)
al (al) adv. 1. (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative) 2. (as a noun) nothing (used once in Job 24 [a negative particle (akin to H3808)] KJV: nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than. Root(s): H3808. Appears 10 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H1121 — ื‘ึธึญื ึดื™ื (bฤnรฎm)
ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H1870 — ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐ (bฤ•derek)
derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H2416 — ื—ึทื™ึผึดึฝื™ืืƒ (แธฅayyรฎm)
chay (khah'-ee) adj. 1. alive 2. (hence) raw (flesh) 3. fresh (plant, water, year), strong 4. (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively [from H2421] KJV: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. Root(s): H2421. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H2451 — ื—ึธึญื›ึฐืžึธื” (แธฅฤkฤ•mรข)
chokmah (khok-maw') n-f. 1. wisdom (in a good sense) [from H2449] KJV: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. Root(s): H2449. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.
Strong's H3605 — ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ึธืœ (รปbฤ•kฤl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 4 times in Proverbs 4.

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“the path of righteousness is straight, but that of unrighteousness is crooked. But walk in the straight and even way.”

What the Early Church wrote about Proverbs 4 (4)

  • “So these are really inspired words: โ€œHear, my son, and accept my words, to have many paths of life. I am teaching you the ways of wisdom, so that its springs may never fail youโ€โ€”that is, those which spurt from the same soil. He is not merely affirming that there is more than o...”

  • “Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you: make straight paths for your feet.”

  • “It must be noted, that he names the law a good gift, on account of the man who takes gifts into his bosom unrighteously. And he forsakes the law who transgresses it; the law, namely, of which he speaks, or which he has kept.”

    — Hippolytus (3rd century) on Proverbs 4:2

  • “But if it is in our power to fortify her, and if there are virtues in our power which exalt the knowledge of God, these will be her bulwarks,-as, for example, practice, study, and the whole chain of other virtues; and the man who observes these, honours wisdom; and the reward...”

    — Hippolytus (3rd century) on Proverbs 4:6

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