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Proverbs 4:1-8 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Hear, O sons, the discipline of a father, And pay attention that you may know 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 | For I give you sound learning; Do not forsake my instruction. | 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 son to my father, Tender and the only son before 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 | Then he instructed me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and 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 and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth. | 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 forsake her, and she will keep you; Love her, and she will guard 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: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, acquire understanding. | 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 | Prize her, and she will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her. | 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. | |
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