Proverbs 4
1 Hear, you sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 For I have given to you good learning, do not forsake my law.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 For I have been a son to my father—tender, And an only one before my mother.
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 And he directs me, and he says to me: “Let your heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Do not forsake her, and she preserves you, Love her, and she keeps you.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 The first thing [is] wisdom—get wisdom, And with all your getting get understanding.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Exalt her and she lifts you up, She honors you when you embrace her.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 She gives a wreath of grace to your head, She gives you a crown of beauty freely.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to you.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 I have directed you in a way of wisdom, I have caused you to tread in paths of uprightness.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 In your walking your step is not restricted, And if you run, you do not stumble.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she [is] your life.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Do not enter into the path of the wicked, And do not be blessed in a way of evildoers.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Avoid it, do not pass over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 For they do not sleep if they do no evil, And their sleep has been taken away violently, If they do not cause [some] to stumble.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And they drink wine of violence.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening until the day is established,
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 My son, give attention to my words, Incline your ear to my sayings,
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Do not let them turn aside from your eyes, Preserve them in the midst of your heart.
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 For they [are] life to those finding them, And healing to all their flesh.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Above every charge keep your heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Turn aside a contrary mouth from you, And put perverse lips far from you,
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Your eyes look straightforward, And your eyelids look straight before you.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Ponder the path of your feet, And all your ways [are] established.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Do not incline [to] the right or to the left, Turn aside your foot from evil!
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
