Proverbs 4

1 Listen to O children [the] correction of a father and be attentive to know understanding.

Hear, all of you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

2 For instruction good I give to you instruction my may not you neglect.

For I give you good doctrine, forsake all of you not my law.

3 If a son I was of father my tender and only [child] before mother my.

For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

4 And he taught me and he said to me let it hold fast to words my heart your keep commandments my and live.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

5 Acquire wisdom acquire understanding may not you forget and may not you turn aside from [the] utterances of mouth my.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

6 May not you abandon her and she will keep you love her and she will guard you.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve you: love her, and she shall keep you.

7 [is] first Wisdom acquire wisdom and by all acquisition your acquire understanding.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.

8 Esteem her and she will exalt you she will honor you if you will embrace her.

Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honour, when you do embrace her.

9 She will put to head your a wreath of grace a crown of beauty she will give you.

She shall give to your head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to you.

10 Listen O son my and receive words my so they may increase for you years of life.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

11 [the] way of Wisdom I taught you I led you in tracks of uprightness.

I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.

12 When walking you not anyone will hinder step[s] your and if you will run not you will stumble.

When you go, your steps shall not be straitened; and when you run, you shall not stumble.

13 Take hold on discipline may not you let go keep her for she [is] life your.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life.

14 In [the] path of wicked [people] may not you go and may not you advance in [the] way of evil [people].

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it may not you pass along on it turn aside from on it and pass on.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

16 For not they will sleep if not they do harm and it is taken away sleep their if not (they bring injury. *QK)

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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

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

18 And [the] path of righteous [people] [is] like a light of brightness [which] goes and [which] shines until [the] established [part] of the day.

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

19 [the] way of Wicked [people] [is] like darkness not they know on what? are they stumbling.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

20 O son my to words my be attentive! to utterances my incline ear your.

My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings.

21 Do not let them depart from eyes your keep them in [the] midst of heart your.

Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For [are] life they to [those who] find them and to all flesh his health.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

23 More than all guarding guard heart your for [are] from it [the] sources of life.

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

24 Remove from yourself crookedness of mouth and deviousness of lips put far away from yourself.

Put away from you a perverse mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.

25 Eyes your before let them look and eyelids your let them look straight before you.

Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.

26 Make level [the] track of foot your and all ways your let them be steadfast.

Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.

27 May not you turn aside right and left turn aside foot your from evil.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.