Proverbs 4

1 Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding:RV1885 — Proverbs 4:1

2 For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my law.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:2

3 For I was a son unto my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:3

4 And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live:RV1885 — Proverbs 4:4

5 Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth:RV1885 — Proverbs 4:5

6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee; love her, and she shall keep thee.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:6

7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:7

8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:8

9 She shall give to thine head a chaplet of grace: a crown of beauty shall she deliver to thee.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:9

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:10

11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:11

12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:12

13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:13

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:14

15 Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:15

16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:16

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:17

18 But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:18

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:19

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:20

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:21

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:22

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:23

24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:24

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:25

26 Make level the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:26

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.RV1885 — Proverbs 4:27