Verse 26
Proverbs 4:26
New Living Translation
26
Mark out a straight path for your feet;<br>stay on the safe path.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑/ךָ וְֽ/כָל דְּרָכֶ֥י/ךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ
English Translation
Make smooth your path and all your ways will be established.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
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My children, listen when your father corrects you.<br>Pay attention and learn good judgment,<br>
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for I am giving you good guidance.<br>Don’t turn away from my instructions.<br>
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For I, too, was once my father’s son,<br>tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.<br>
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My father taught me,<br>“Take my words to heart.<br>Follow my commands, and you will live.<br>
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Get wisdom; develop good judgment.<br>Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.<br>
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Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.<br>Love her, and she will guard you.<br>
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Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!<br>And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.<b...
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If you prize wisdom, she will make you great.<br>Embrace her, and she will honor you.<br>
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She will place a lovely wreath on your head;<br>she will present you with a beautiful crown.”<br>
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My child, listen to me and do as I say,<br>and you will have a long, good life.<br>
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I will teach you wisdom’s ways<br>and lead you in straight paths.<br>
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When you walk, you won’t be held back;<br>when you run, you won’t stumble.<br>
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Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.<br>Guard them, for they are the key to life.<br>
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Don’t do as the wicked do,<br>and don’t follow the path of evildoers.<br>
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Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way.<br>Turn away and keep moving.<br>
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For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day.<br>They can’t rest until...
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They eat the food of wickedness<br>and drink the wine of violence!<br>
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The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,<br>which shines ever brighter until the fu...
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But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.<br>They have no idea what they are stumbling over....
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My child, pay attention to what I say.<br>Listen carefully to my words.<br>
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Don’t lose sight of them.<br>Let them penetrate deep into your heart,<br>
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for they bring life to those who find them,<br>and healing to their whole body.<br>
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Guard your heart above all else,<br>for it determines the course of your life.<br>
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Avoid all perverse talk;<br>stay away from corrupt speech.<br>
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Look straight ahead,<br>and fix your eyes on what lies before you.<br>
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Mark out a straight path for your feet;<br>stay on the safe path.<br>
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Don’t get sidetracked;<br>keep your feet from following evil.<br>
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