Proverbs 4 |
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Verse 1 ToDo Items
T Listen carefully to your Father’s instruction and seek to gain understanding.
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2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Verse 5 ToDo Items
T Gain wisdom.
T Gain understanding.
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6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Verse 6 ToDo Items
P Love and attend to wisdom and it will preserve and keep you.
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7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Verse 7 ToDo Items
F Know that wisdom is the most important thing.
T Wisdom is the principal thing therefore diligently seek to obtain it.
T Do everything you can to get understanding.
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8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Verse 8 ToDo Items
T Embrace and exalt wisdom.
P Know that when you embrace and exalt wisdom you will gain promotion and honour.
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9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Verse 13 ToDo Items
W Take firm hold of instruction and don’t let go because your life depends on it.
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14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Verse 14 ToDo Items
W Do not enter into the path of the wicked or go in the way of evil men.
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15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Verse 15 ToDo Items
T Avoid the path of wicked and evil men. Turn away and do not even pass by.
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16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Verse 24 ToDo Items
T Don’t speak disobediently or deliberately speak improperly.
T Don’t speak obstinately to the contrary of what is right or proper.
Verse 24 ToDo Items
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.