Verse 10

Proverbs 4:10

Geneva Bible

10 Heare, my sonne, and receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִ/י וְ/קַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑/י וְ/יִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝/ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים
English Translation
Hear, my son, and take my words, and they will multiply your years of life.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1 Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding. Focus ↗
2 For I doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe. Focus ↗
3 For I was my fathers sonne, tender and deare in the sight of my mother, Focus ↗
4 When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements,... Focus ↗
5 Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth. Focus ↗
6 Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee. Focus ↗
7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding. Focus ↗
8 Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her. Focus ↗
9 She shall giue a comely ornamet vnto thine head, yea, she shall giue thee a crowne of glorie. Focus ↗
10 Heare, my sonne, and receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.
11 I haue taught thee in ye way of wisedom, and led thee in the pathes of righteousnesse. Focus ↗
12 Whe thou goest, thy gate shall not be strait, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall. Focus ↗
13 Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life. Focus ↗
14 Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men. Focus ↗
15 Auoide it, and goe not by it: turne from it, and passe by. Focus ↗
16 For they can not sleepe, except they haue done euill, and their sleepe departeth except they cause s... Focus ↗
17 For they eate the breade of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence. Focus ↗
18 But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day. Focus ↗
19 The way of the wicked is as the darkenes: they knowe not wherein they shall fall. Focus ↗
20 My sonne, hearken vnto my wordes, incline thine eare vnto my sayings. Focus ↗
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, but keepe them in the middes of thine heart. Focus ↗
22 For they are life vnto those that find them, and health vnto all their flesh. Focus ↗
23 Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life. Focus ↗
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee. Focus ↗
25 Let thine eyes beholde the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee. Focus ↗
26 Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy waies be ordred aright. Focus ↗
27 Turne not to the right hande, nor to the left, but remooue thy foote from euill. Focus ↗