Proverbs 4:14-27 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
14	בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־ תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־ תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃	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	פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־ תַּעֲבָר־ בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃	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.
16	כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־ לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם־ לֹ֥א [יכשולו] (יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃)	For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.	For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17	כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃	For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.	They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18	וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־ נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃	But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.	The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
19	דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פ	The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.	But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20	בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־ אָזְנֶֽךָ׃	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	אַל־ יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃	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	כִּֽי־ חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל־ בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃	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	מִֽכָּל־ מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־ מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃	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	הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃	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	עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃	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	פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־ דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃	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	אַֽל־ תֵּט־ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃	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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