- 1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה
- 2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ
- 3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.כִּי בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי
- 4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִֽתְמָךְ דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה
- 5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי פִֽי
- 6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.אַל תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ
- 7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה
- 8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה
- 9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ
- 10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים
- 11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי יֹֽשֶׁר
- 12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל
- 13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ
- 14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים
- 15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל תַּעֲבָר שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר
- 16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם לֹ֥א יכשולו יַכְשִֽׁילוּ
- 17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ
- 18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם
- 19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ
- 20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט אָזְנֶֽךָ
- 21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.אַל יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ
- 22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.כִּֽי חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא
- 23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.מִֽכָּל מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים
- 24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ
- 25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ
- 26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ
- 27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.אַֽל תֵּט יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע
Proverbs 4 KJV
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197 tagged Hebrew tokens116 distinct lexical entries27 of 27 verses source-tagged
אַלH408
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
דֶּרֶךְH1870
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
חַיH2416
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
חׇכְמָהH2451
wisdom (in a good sense)
כָּשַׁלH3782
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
קָנָהH7069
to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
נָטָהH5186
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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