Verse 13
Proverbs 4:13
King James Version
13
Take fast hold of instruction; let
her not go: keep her; for she
is thy life.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּ/מּוּסָ֣ר אַל תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗/הָ כִּי הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽי/ךָ
English Translation
Hold fast to instruction; do not let it go; guard it, for it is your life.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
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3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only
beloved in the sight of my mother.
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4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live...
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5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget
it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
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6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
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7
Wisdom
is the principal thing;
therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
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8
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
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9
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
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10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
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11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
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12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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13
Take fast hold of instruction; let
her not go: keep her; for she
is thy life.
14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil
men.
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15
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause...
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17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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18
But the path of the just
is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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19
The way of the wicked
is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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20
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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21
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
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22
For they
are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it
are the issues of life.
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24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
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25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
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26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
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27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
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