Proverbs 4:1-12 Hear , ye children , the instruction of a father , and attend to know understanding.

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1 H8085 [H8798] Hear H1121 , ye children H4148 , the instruction H1 of a father H7181 [H8685] , and attend H3045 [H8800] to know H998 understanding.

2 H5414 [H8804] For I give H2896 you good H3948 doctrine H5800 [H8799] , forsake H8451 ye not my law.

3 H1 For I was my father's H1121 son H7390 , tender H3173 and only H6440 beloved in the sight H517 of my mother.

4 H3384 [H8686] He taught H559 [H8799] me also, and said H3820 to me, Let thy heart H8551 [H8799] retain H1697 my words H8104 [H8798] : keep H4687 my commandments H2421 [H8798] , and live.

5 H7069 [H8798] Get H2451 wisdom H7069 [H8798] , get H998 understanding H7911 [H8799] : forget H5186 [H8799] it not; neither decline H561 from the words H6310 of my mouth.

6 H5800 [H8799] Forsake H8104 [H8799] her not, and she shall preserve H157 [H8798] thee: love H5341 [H8799] her, and she shall keep thee.

7 H2451 Wisdom H7225 is the principal thing H7069 [H8798] ; therefore get H2451 wisdom H7075 : and with all thy getting H998 get understanding.

8 H5549 [H8769] Exalt H7311 [H8787] her, and she shall promote H3513 [H8762] thee: she shall bring thee to honour H2263 [H8762] , when thou dost embrace her.

9 H5414 [H8799] She shall give H7218 to thy head H3880 an ornament H2580 of grace H5850 : a crown H8597 of glory H4042 [H8762] shall she deliver to thee.

10 H8085 [H8798] Hear H1121 , O my son H3947 [H8798] , and receive H561 my sayings H8141 ; and the years H2416 of thy life H7235 [H8799] shall be many.

11 H3384 [H8689] I have taught H1870 thee in the way H2451 of wisdom H1869 [H8689] ; I have led H3476 thee in right H4570 paths.

12 H3212 [H8800] When thou goest H6806 , thy steps H3334 [H8799] shall not be hindered H7323 [H8799] ; and when thou runnest H3782 [H8735] , thou shalt not stumble.