1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)
Proverbs 4
1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 3 sheweth what instruction he had of his parents, 5 to study wisdom, 14 and to shun the path of the wicked. 20 He exhorteth to faith, 23 and sanctification.
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4:1 ¶
Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
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4:2
For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.
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4:3
For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.
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4:4
So he taught me, and said to meLet thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
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4:5
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
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4:6
Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee,love her and she will keep thee.
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4:7
The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.
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4:8
Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her:
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4:9
She will give for thy head, a wreath of beauty, A crown of adorning, will she bestow upon thee.
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4:10
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and they will multiply to thee the years of life.
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4:11
In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness.
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4:12
When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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4:13
Take fast hold of correction, let her not go,keep her, for, she, is thy life.
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4:14 ¶
Upon the path of the lawless, do not thou enter, and do not advance in the way of the wicked:
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4:15
Avoid it, do not pass thereonturn from it, and depart.
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4:16
For they sleep not, unless they can do mischief,They rob themselves of their sleep, if they cannot cause someone to stumble,
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4:17
For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.
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4:18
But, the path of the righteous, is as the light of dawn,going on and brightening, unto meridian day.
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4:19
The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.
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4:20 ¶
My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;
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4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart;
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4:22
For, life, they are, to them who find them,and, to every part of one's flesh, they bring healing.
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4:23
Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.
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4:24
Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
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4:25
Let, thine eyes, right onward, look,and, thine eyelashes, point straight before thee.
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4:26
Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:
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4:27
Decline not, to the right hand or to the left,Turn away thy foot from wickedness.