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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 4:1-27
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27 verses
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Proverbs 4:1
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Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
Proverbs 4:2
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I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
Proverbs 4:3
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When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
Proverbs 4:4
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he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
Proverbs 4:5
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Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.
Proverbs 4:6
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Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
Proverbs 4:7
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Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, (F8) get understanding.
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Proverbs 4:8
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Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
Proverbs 4:9
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She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
Proverbs 4:10
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Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:11
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I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
Proverbs 4:12
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When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
Proverbs 4:13
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Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
Proverbs 4:14
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Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 4:15
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Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
Proverbs 4:16
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For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
Proverbs 4:17
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They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:18
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The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:19
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But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 4:20
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My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
Proverbs 4:21
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Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
Proverbs 4:22
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for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
Proverbs 4:23
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Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 4:24
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Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Proverbs 4:25
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Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
Proverbs 4:26
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Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
Proverbs 4:27
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Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
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