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Proverbs 4 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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A Father's Instruction

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,
And give attention that you may [fn]gain understanding,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:2 - For I give you [fn]sound teaching;
Do not abandon my [fn]instruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:3 - When I was a son to my father,
Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:4 - Then he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:6 - “Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - “The [fn]beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:8 - “Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:9 - “She will place on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:10 - Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:11 - I have directed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:12 - When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
And if you run, you will not stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:13 - Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14 - Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:15 - Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:16 - For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And [fn]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:19 - The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they [fn]stumble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:20 - My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:21 - Do not let them depart from your sight;
Keep them in the midst of your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:22 - For they are life to those who find them
And health to all [fn]their body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:23 - Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:24 - Put away from you a deceitful mouth
And put devious [fn]speech far from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your [fn]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Watch the path of your feet
And all your ways will be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Do not turn to the right nor to the left;
Turn your foot from evil.
See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: know
Literally: good
Or, law
Or, the primary thing is wisdom
Literally: their sleep is robbed
Or, may stumble
Literally: his
Or, lips
Or, eyelids
NASB95

New American Standard Bible 1995
Copyright (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
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For more information on this translation, see the NASB95 Preface.

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Proverbs Chapter 4 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras