Proverbs 3 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Proverbs 4

¹Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), ye children^H1121, the instruction^H4148 of a father^H1, and attend^H7181^(H8685) to know^H3045^(H8800) understanding^H998.

² for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.

KJVFor I give^H5414^(H8804) you good^H2896 doctrine^H3948, forsake^H5800^(H8799) ye not my law^H8451.

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

KJVFor I was my father's^H1 son^H1121, tender^H7390 and only^H3173 beloved in the sight^H6440 of my mother^H517.

⁴ He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.

KJVHe taught^H3384^(H8686) me also, and said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Let thine heart^H3820 retain^H8551^(H8799) my words^H1697: keep^H8104^(H8798) my commandments^H4687, and live^H2421^(H8798).

⁵ Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.

KJVGet^H7069^(H8798) wisdom^H2451, get^H7069^(H8798) understanding^H998: forget^H7911^(H8799) it not; neither decline^H5186^(H8799) from the words^H561 of my mouth^H6310.

⁶ Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.

KJVForsake^H5800^(H8799) her not, and she shall preserve^H8104^(H8799) thee: love^H157^(H8798) her, and she shall keep^H5341^(H8799) thee.

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

KJVWisdom^H2451 is the principal thing^H7225; therefore get^H7069^(H8798) wisdom^H2451: and with all thy getting^H7075 get understanding^H998.

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

KJVExalt^H5549^(H8769) her, and she shall promote^H7311^(H8787) thee: she shall bring thee to honour^H3513^(H8762), when thou dost embrace^H2263^(H8762) her.

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

KJVShe shall give^H5414^(H8799) to thine head^H7218 an ornament^H3880 of grace^H2580: a crown^H5850 of glory^H8597 shall she deliver^H4042^(H8762) to thee.

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

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O my son^H1121, and receive^H3947^(H8798) my sayings^H561; and the years^H8141 of thy life^H2416 shall be many^H7235^(H8799).

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

KJVI have taught^H3384^(H8689) thee in the way^H1870 of wisdom^H2451; I have led^H1869^(H8689) thee in right^H3476 paths^H4570.

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

KJVWhen thou goest^H3212^(H8800), thy steps^H6806 shall not be straitened^H3334^(H8799); and when thou runnest^H7323^(H8799), thou shalt not stumble^H3782^(H8735).

¹³ Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

KJVTake fast hold^H2388^(H8685) of instruction^H4148; let her not go^H7503^(H8686): keep^H5341^(H8798) her; for she is thy life^H2416.

¹⁴ Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.

KJVEnter^H935^(H8799) not into the path^H734 of the wicked^H7563, and go^H833^(H8762) not in the way^H1870 of evil^H7451 men.

¹⁵ Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.

KJVAvoid^H6544^(H8798) it, pass^H5674^(H8799) not by it, turn^H7847^(H8798) from it, and pass away^H5674^(H8798).

¹⁶ For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

KJVFor they sleep^H3462^(H8799) not, except they have done mischief^H7489^(H8686); and their sleep^H8142 is taken away^H1497^(H8738), unless they cause some to fall^H3782^(H8686)^(H8675)^H3782^(H8799).

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

KJVFor they eat^H3898^(H8804) the bread^H3899 of wickedness^H7562, and drink^H8354^(H8799) the wine^H3196 of violence^H2555.

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

KJVBut the path^H734 of the just^H6662 is as the shining^H5051 light^H216, that shineth^H215^(H8804) more^H1980^(H8802) and more unto the perfect^H3559^(H8737) day^H3117.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

KJVThe way^H1870 of the wicked^H7563 is as darkness^H653: they know^H3045^(H8804) not at what they stumble^H3782^(H8735).

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

KJVMy son^H1121, attend^H7181^(H8685) to my words^H1697; incline^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 unto my sayings^H561.

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

KJVLet them not depart^H3868^(H8686) from thine eyes^H5869; keep^H8104^(H8798) them in the midst^H8432 of thine heart^H3824.

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

KJVFor they are life^H2416 unto those that find^H4672^(H8802) them, and health^H4832 to all their flesh^H1320.

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

KJVKeep^H5341^(H8798) thy heart^H3820 with all diligence^H4929; for out of it are the issues^H8444 of life^H2416.

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

KJVPut away^H5493^(H8685) from thee a froward^H6143 mouth^H6310, and perverse^H3891 lips^H8193 put far^H7368^(H8685) from thee.

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

KJVLet thine eyes^H5869 look^H5027^(H8686) right on^H5227, and let thine eyelids^H6079 look straight^H3474^(H8686) before thee.

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

KJVPonder^H6424^(H8761) the path^H4570 of thy feet^H7272, and let all thy ways^H1870 be established^H3559^(H8735).

²⁷ Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

KJVTurn^H5186^(H8799) not to the right hand^H3225 nor to the left^H8040: remove^H5493^(H8685) thy foot^H7272 from evil^H7451.

WEB·Proverbs 3

¹My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

KJVMy son^H1121, forget^H7911^(H8799) not my law^H8451; but let thine heart^H3820 keep^H5341^(H8799) my commandments^H4687:

² for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.

KJVFor length^H753 of days^H3117, and long^H8141 life^H2416, and peace^H7965, shall they add^H3254^(H8686) to thee.

³ Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

KJVLet not mercy^H2617 and truth^H571 forsake^H5800^(H8799) thee: bind^H7194^(H8798) them about thy neck^H1621; write^H3789^(H8798) them upon the table^H3871 of thine heart^H3820:

⁴ So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

KJVSo shalt thou find^H4672^(H8798) favour^H2580 and good^H2896 understanding^H7922 in the sight^H5869 of God^H430 and man^H120.

⁵ Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

KJVTrust^H982^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068 with all thine heart^H3820; and lean^H8172^(H8735) not unto thine own understanding^H998.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

KJVIn all thy ways^H1870 acknowledge^H3045^(H8798) him, and he shall direct^H3474^(H8762) thy paths^H734.

⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

KJVBe not wise^H2450 in thine own eyes^H5869: fear^H3372^(H8798) the LORD^H3068, and depart^H5493^(H8798) from evil^H7451.

⁸ It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

KJVIt shall be health^H7500 to thy navel^H8270, and marrow^H8250 to thy bones^H6106.

⁹ Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;

KJVHonour^H3513^(H8761) the LORD^H3068 with thy substance^H1952, and with the firstfruits^H7225 of all thine increase^H8393:

¹⁰ so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

KJVSo shall thy barns^H618 be filled^H4390^(H8735) with plenty^H7647, and thy presses^H3342 shall burst out^H6555^(H8799) with new wine^H8492.

¹¹ My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

KJVMy son^H1121, despise^H3988^(H8799) not the chastening^H4148 of the LORD^H3068; neither be weary^H6973^(H8799) of his correction^H8433:

¹² for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

KJVFor whom the LORD^H3068 loveth^H157^(H8799) he correcteth^H3198^(H8686); even as a father^H1 the son^H1121 in whom he delighteth^H7521^(H8799).

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

KJVHappy^H835 is the man^H120 that findeth^H4672^(H8804) wisdom^H2451, and the man^H120 that getteth^H6329^(H8686) understanding^H8394.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

KJVFor the merchandise^H5504 of it is better^H2896 than the merchandise^H5505 of silver^H3701, and the gain^H8393 thereof than fine gold^H2742.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

KJVShe is more precious^H3368 than rubies^H6443: and all the things thou canst desire^H2656 are not to be compared^H7737^(H8799) unto her.

¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

KJVLength^H753 of days^H3117 is in her right hand^H3225; and in her left hand^H8040 riches^H6239 and honour^H3519.

¹⁷ Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

KJVHer ways^H1870 are ways^H1870 of pleasantness^H5278, and all her paths^H5410 are peace^H7965.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

KJVShe is a tree^H6086 of life^H2416 to them that lay hold^H2388^(H8688) upon her: and happy^H833^(H8794) is every one that retaineth^H8551^(H8802) her.

¹⁹ By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 by wisdom^H2451 hath founded^H3245^(H8804) the earth^H776; by understanding^H8394 hath he established^H3559^(H8790) the heavens^H8064.

²⁰ By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

KJVBy his knowledge^H1847 the depths^H8415 are broken up^H1234^(H8738), and the clouds^H7834 drop down^H7491^(H8799) the dew^H2919.

²¹ My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

KJVMy son^H1121, let not them depart^H3868^(H8799) from thine eyes^H5869: keep^H5341^(H8798) sound wisdom^H8454 and discretion^H4209:

²² so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.

KJVSo shall they be life^H2416 unto thy soul^H5315, and grace^H2580 to thy neck^H1621.

²³ Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.

KJVThen shalt thou walk^H3212^(H8799) in thy way^H1870 safely^H983, and thy foot^H7272 shall not stumble^H5062^(H8799).

²⁴ When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

KJVWhen thou liest down^H7901^(H8799), thou shalt not be afraid^H6342^(H8799): yea, thou shalt lie down^H7901^(H8804), and thy sleep^H8142 shall be sweet^H6149^(H8804).

²⁵ Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;

KJVBe not afraid^H3372^(H8799) of sudden^H6597 fear^H6343, neither of the desolation^H7722 of the wicked^H7563, when it cometh^H935^(H8799).

²⁶ for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 shall be thy confidence^H3689, and shall keep^H8104^(H8804) thy foot^H7272 from being taken^H3921.

²⁷ Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

KJVWithhold^H4513^(H8799) not good^H2896 from them to whom it is due^H1167, when it is in the power^H410 of thine hand^H3027 to do^H6213^(H8800) it.

²⁸ Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.

KJVSay^H559^(H8799) not unto thy neighbour^H7453, Go^H3212^(H8798), and come again^H7725^(H8798), and to morrow^H4279 I will give^H5414^(H8799); when thou hast^H3426 it by thee.

²⁹ Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.

KJVDevise^H2790^(H8799) not evil^H7451 against thy neighbour^H7453, seeing he dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) securely^H983 by thee.

³⁰ Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

KJVStrive^H7378^(H8799) not with a man^H120 without cause^H2600, if he have done^H1580^(H8804) thee no harm^H7451.

³¹ Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

KJVEnvy^H7065^(H8762) thou not the oppressor^H376^H2555, and choose^H977^(H8799) none of his ways^H1870.

³² For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

KJVFor the froward^H3868^(H8737) is abomination^H8441 to the LORD^H3068: but his secret^H5475 is with the righteous^H3477.

³³ Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

KJVThe curse^H3994 of the LORD^H3068 is in the house^H1004 of the wicked^H7563: but he blesseth^H1288^(H8762) the habitation^H5116 of the just^H6662.

³⁴ Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

KJVSurely he scorneth^H3887^(H8686) the scorners^H3887^(H8801): but he giveth^H5414^(H8799) grace^H2580 unto the lowly^H6035^(H8675)^H6041.

³⁵ The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

KJVThe wise^H2450 shall inherit^H5157^(H8799) glory^H3519: but shame^H7036 shall be the promotion^H7311^(H8688) of fools^H3684.

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