Proverbs 4:1-9 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.”
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