Proverbs 4:20-27 Parallel Bible Translations

Proverbs 4:20-27 ▼
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20 My son, attend to my word; incline thine ear to my sayings. My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.
21 They shall not turn aside from thine eyes; watch them in the midst of thy heart. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
22 For they are life to those finding them, and healing to all their flesh. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
23 Guard thy heart with all watching, for from it the goings forth of life. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
24 Turn away from thee perverseness of mouth, and frowardness of lips remove far oft from thee. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Thine eyes shall look straight before, and thine eyelashes shall be right before thee. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Make level the track of thy feet, and all thy ways shall be prepared. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Thou shalt not decline to the right and the left: turn away thy foot from evil. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
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