Proverbs 4:1-15 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Sons, listen to [your] father's discipline, and pay attention in order to gain understanding. Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
2 After all, I have taught you well. Do not abandon my teachings. for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a boy [learning] from my father, when I was a tender and only child of my mother, When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 they used to teach me and say to me, |Cling to my words wholeheartedly. Obey my commands so that you may live. he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
5 Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken. Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
6 Do not abandon wisdom, and it will watch over you. Love wisdom, and it will protect you. Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
7 The beginning of wisdom is to acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding with all that you have. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
8 Cherish wisdom. It will raise you up. It will bring you honor when you embrace it. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
9 It will give you a graceful garland for your head. It will hand you a beautiful crown.| She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.” She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.”
10 My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life. Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
11 I have taught you the way of wisdom. I have guided you along decent paths. I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
12 When you walk, your stride will not be hampered. Even if you run, you will not stumble. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
13 Cling to discipline. Do not relax your grip on it. Keep it because it is your life. Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
14 Do not stray onto the path of wicked people. Do not walk in the way of evil people. Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
15 Avoid it. Do not walk near it. Turn away from it, and keep on walking. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
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