4:1 Hear 8085 8798, ye children 1121, the instruction 4148 of a father 1, and attend 7181 8685 to know 3045 8800 understanding 998.

4:2 For I give 5414 8804 you good 2896 doctrine 3948, forsake 5800 8799 ye not my law 8451.

4:3 For I was my father's 1 son 1121, tender 7390 and only 3173 [beloved] in the sight 6440 of my mother 517.

4:4 He taught 3384 8686 me also, and said 559 8799 unto me, Let thine heart 3820 retain 8551 8799 my words 1697: keep 8104 8798 my commandments 4687, and live 2421 8798.

4:5 Get 7069 8798 wisdom 2451, get 7069 8798 understanding 998: forget 7911 8799 [it] not; neither decline 5186 8799 from the words 561 of my mouth 6310.

4:6 Forsake 5800 8799 her not, and she shall preserve 8104 8799 thee: love 157 8798 her, and she shall keep 5341 8799 thee.

4:7 Wisdom 2451 [is] the principal thing 7225; [therefore] get 7069 8798 wisdom 2451: and with all thy getting 7075 get understanding 998.

4:8 Exalt 5549 8769 her, and she shall promote 7311 8787 thee: she shall bring thee to honour 3513 8762, when thou dost embrace 2263 8762 her.

4:9 She shall give 5414 8799 to thine head 7218 an ornament 3880 of grace 2580: a crown 5850 of glory 8597 shall she deliver 4042 8762 to thee.(a crown…: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory)

4:10 Hear 8085 8798, O my son 1121, and receive 3947 8798 my sayings 561; and the years 8141 of thy life 2416 shall be many 7235 8799.

4:11 I have taught 3384 8689 thee in the way 1870 of wisdom 2451; I have led 1869 8689 thee in right 3476 paths 4570.

4:12 When thou goest 3212 8800, thy steps 6806 shall not be straitened 3334 8799; and when thou runnest 7323 8799, thou shalt not stumble 3782 8735.

4:13 Take fast hold 2388 8685 of instruction 4148; let [her] not go 7503 8686: keep 5341 8798 her; for she [is] thy life 2416.

4:14 Enter 935 8799 not into the path 734 of the wicked 7563, and go 833 8762 not in the way 1870 of evil 7451 [men].

4:15 Avoid 6544 8798 it, pass 5674 8799 not by it, turn 7847 8798 from it, and pass away 5674 8798.

4:16 For they sleep 3462 8799 not, except they have done mischief 7489 8686; and their sleep 8142 is taken away 1497 8738, unless they cause [some] to fall 3782 8686 8675 3782 8799.

4:17 For they eat 3898 8804 the bread 3899 of wickedness 7562, and drink 8354 8799 the wine 3196 of violence 2555.

4:18 But the path 734 of the just 6662 [is] as the shining 5051 light 216, that shineth 215 8804 more 1980 8802 and more unto the perfect 3559 8737 day 3117.

4:19 The way 1870 of the wicked 7563 [is] as darkness 653: they know 3045 8804 not at what they stumble 3782 8735.

4:20 My son 1121, attend 7181 8685 to my words 1697; incline 5186 8685 thine ear 241 unto my sayings 561.

4:21 Let them not depart 3868 8686 from thine eyes 5869; keep 8104 8798 them in the midst 8432 of thine heart 3824.

4:22 For they [are] life 2416 unto those that find 4672 8802 them, and health 4832 to all their flesh 1320.(health: Heb. medicine)

4:23 Keep 5341 8798 thy heart 3820 with all diligence 4929; for out of it [are] the issues 8444 of life 2416.(with…: Heb. above all keeping)

4:24 Put away 5493 8685 from thee a froward 6143 mouth 6310, and perverse 3891 lips 8193 put far 7368 8685 from thee.(a froward…: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips)

4:25 Let thine eyes 5869 look 5027 8686 right on 5227, and let thine eyelids 6079 look straight 3474 8686 before thee.

4:26 Ponder 6424 8761 the path 4570 of thy feet 7272, and let all thy ways 1870 be established 3559 8735.(let…: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright)