Proverbs 4 - Darby English Bible with Hebrew
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1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence; | ![]() | 1 שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃ |
2 for I give you good doctrine: forsake ye not my law. | ![]() | 2 כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח טֹ֭וב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תֹּֽ֝ורָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ |
3 For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother. | ![]() | 3 כִּי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃ |
4 And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live. | ![]() | 4 וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֹתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃ |
5 Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. | ![]() | 5 קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ |
6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee. | ![]() | 6 אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ |
7 The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence. | ![]() | 7 רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל־קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃ |
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. | ![]() | 8 סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרֹומְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ |
9 She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee. | ![]() | 9 תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃ |
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied. | ![]() | 10 שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנֹ֣ות חַיִּֽים׃ |
11 I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness. | ![]() | 11 בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ |
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. | ![]() | 12 בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ |
13 Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life. | ![]() | 13 הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ |
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]: | ![]() | 14 בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃ |
15 avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away. | ![]() | 15 פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בֹּ֑ו שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֹֽור׃ |
16 For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused [some] to fall. | ![]() | 16 כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה נָתָ֗ם אִם־לֹ֥א יִכְשֹׁולוּ יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃ |
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. | ![]() | 17 כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ |
18 But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come. | ![]() | 18 וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּאֹ֣ור נֹ֑גַהּ הֹולֵ֥ךְ וָ֝אֹ֗ור עַד־נְכֹ֥ון הַיֹּֽום׃ |
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. | ![]() | 19 דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ |
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. | ![]() | 20 בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ |
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. | ![]() | 21 אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ מְרֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣וךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ |
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. | ![]() | 22 כִּֽי־חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂרֹ֥ו מַרְפֵּֽא׃ |
23 Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. | ![]() | 23 מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תֹּוצְאֹ֥ות חַיִּֽים׃ |
24 Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee. | ![]() | 24 הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ |
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. | ![]() | 25 עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ |
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered. | ![]() | 26 פַּ֭לֵּס3 מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃ |
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil. | ![]() | 27 אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃ |
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