Proverbs 4:1-7 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃	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	כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־ תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃	for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching.	I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
3	כִּי־ בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃	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	וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־ דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃	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	קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־ תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־ תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־ פִֽי׃	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	אַל־ תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃	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	רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל־ קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃	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.
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