The Tanakh
משלי ד׳Proverbs 4
Chapter 4 of 31 in Proverbs — 27 verses
- Total gematria
- 52,452
- Letters
- 759
- Words
- 200
- Verses
- 27
- Per word average
- 262.26
Verse 1א׳Standard1,827
שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָֽה
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.
Verse 2ב׳Standard2,667
כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תּֽוֹרָתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ
For I give you a good taking; Forsake ye not my teaching.
Verse 3ג׳Standard1,039
כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּֽי
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and an only one in front of my mother.
Verse 4ד׳Standard2,426
וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֶֽחְיֵֽה
And he taught me, and said unto me: ‘Let thy heart hold fast my words, Keep my commandments, and live;
Verse 5ה׳Standard2,036
קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Verse 6ו׳Standard2,210
אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ
Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
Verse 7ז׳Standard1,722
רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָֽה
The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
Verse 8ח׳Standard1,938
סַלְסְלֶהָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה
Extol her, and she will exalt thee; She will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Verse 9ט׳Standard4,178
תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ
She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of glory will she bestow on thee.’
Verse 10י׳Standard1,935
שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.