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משלי ד׳Proverbs 4

Chapter 4 of 31 in Proverbs27 verses

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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.

Verse 11י״אStandard2,258

בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

Verse 12י״בStandard2,511

בְּֽלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵֽׁל

When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Verse 13י״גStandard1,578

הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּֽיךָ

Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life.

Verse 14י״דStandard2,749

בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִֽים

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

Verse 15ט״וStandard1,826

פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בּוֹ שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֽוֹר

Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

Verse 16ט״זStandard2,120

כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם־לֹא יכשולו

For they sleep not, except they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Verse 17י״זStandard1,712

כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּֽוּ

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

Verse 18י״חStandard1,289

וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֹר נֹגַהּ הוֹלֵךְ וָאוֹר עַד־נְכוֹן הַיּֽוֹם

But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Verse 19י״טStandard1,514

דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ

The way of the wicked is as darkness; They know not at what they stumble.

Verse 20כ׳Standard1,103

בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Verse 21כ״אStandard1,356

אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ שָׁמְרֵם בְּתוֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ

Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

Verse 22כ״בStandard1,274

כִּֽי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂרוֹ מַרְפֵּֽא

For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

Verse 23כ״גStandard2,199

מִֽכָּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּֽי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּֽים

Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; For out of it are the issues of life.

Verse 24כ״דStandard3,018

הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת שְׂפָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּֽךָּ

Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

Verse 25כ״הStandard1,244

עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ

Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Verse 26כ״וStandard962

פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ

Make plain the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

Verse 27כ״זStandard1,761

אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָֽע

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; Remove thy foot from evil.

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.