Proverbs 4:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Take holdהַחֲזֵ֣ק
(ha·cha·zek)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
of instruction;בַּמּוּסָ֣ר
(bam·mu·sar)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
do not let go.תֶּ֑רֶף
(te·ref;)
7503: sink, relaxa prim. root
Guardנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ
(ni·tze·re·ha)
5341: to watch, guard, keepa prim. root
her, for she is your life. 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah


















KJV Lexicon
Take fast hold
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
of instruction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
let her not go
raphah  (raw-faw')
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
keep
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
her for she is thy life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.

King James Bible
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hold on to instruction; don't let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

International Standard Version
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go! Guard wisdom, because she is your life!

NET Bible
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hold my instruction fast and do not forsake her; keep her because she is your life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Cling to discipline. Do not relax your grip on it. Keep it because it is your life.

King James 2000 Bible
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life.
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