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Proverbs (Mishlei) is the manual of applied wisdom for covenant living. Wisdom in Proverbs is not abstract philosophy but ordered perception of reality — the recognition that creation has a moral grain, that fear of YHWH is the beginning of all true knowledge, and that human flourishing follows the design built into the fabric of things.
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- Primary Witness Text: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more u...
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Proverbs (Mishlei) is the manual of applied wisdom for covenant living. Wisdom in Proverbs is not abstract philosophy but ordered perception of reality — the recognition that creation has a moral grain, that fear of YHWH is the beginning of all true knowledge, and that human flourishing follows the design built into the fabric of things.
Proverbs 8's personified Wisdom — present at creation, delighting before God — is cited by early Church Fathers as a window into the eternal Son. The book's practical ethics (sexual integrity, speech, work, generosity) embody a worldview in which creation's design is the source of moral instruction.
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Proverbs 4:1
Hebrew
שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָֽה׃shime'v-vaniym-mvsar-'av-vehaqeshiyvv-lada'at-viynah
KJV: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
AKJV: Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
ASV: Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father,
YLT: Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
Exposition: Proverbs 4:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:2
Hebrew
כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תּֽוֹרָתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃khiy-leqach-tvov-natatiy-lakhem-tvoratiy-'al-ta'azovv
KJV: For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
AKJV: For I give you good doctrine, forsake you not my law.
ASV: For I give you good doctrine;
YLT: For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 4:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 4:2
Proverbs 4:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Proverbs 4:2
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- Proverbs 4:2
Exposition: Proverbs 4:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:3
Hebrew
כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּֽי׃khiy-ven-hayiytiy-le'aviy-rakhe-veyachiyd-lifeney-'imiy
KJV: For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
AKJV: For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
ASV: For I was a son unto my father,
YLT: For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 4:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 4:3
Proverbs 4:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Proverbs 4:3
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- Proverbs 4:3
Exposition: Proverbs 4:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:4
Hebrew
וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֽ͏ֶחְיֵֽה׃vayoreniy-vayo'mer-liy-yitemakhe-devaray-livekha-shemor-mitzevtay-vecheyeh
KJV: He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
AKJV: He taught me also, and said to me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
ASV: And he taught me, and said unto me:
YLT: And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:4Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 4:4
Verse 4 He taught me also, and said - Open thy heart to receive my instructions - receive them with affection; when heard, retain and practice them; and thou shalt live - the great purpose of thy being brought into the world shall be accomplished in thee.
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Proverbs 4:4
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:5
Hebrew
קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃qeneh-chakhemah-qeneh-viynah-'al-tishekhach-ve'al-tet-me'imerey-fiy
KJV: Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
AKJV: Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
ASV: Get wisdom, get understanding;
YLT: Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:5Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 4:5
Verse 5 Get wisdom - True religion is essential to thy happiness; never forget its teachings, nor go aside from the path it prescribes.
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Proverbs 4:5
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:6
Hebrew
אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃'al-ta'azeveha-vetishemerekha-'ehaveha-vetitzerekha
KJV: Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
AKJV: Forsake her not, and she shall preserve you: love her, and she shall keep you.
ASV: Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;
YLT: Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.
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Proverbs 4:6
Verse 6 Forsake her not - Wisdom personified is here represented as a guardian and companion, who, if not forsaken, will continue faithful; if loved, will continue a protector.
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Proverbs 4:6
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:7
Hebrew
רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָֽה׃re'shiyt-chakhemah-qeneh-chakhemah-vvekhal-qineyanekha-qeneh-viynah
KJV: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
AKJV: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.
ASV: Wisdomisthe principal thing; therefore get wisdom;
YLT: The first thing is wisdom--get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:7Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 4:7
Verse 7 Wisdom is the principal thing - ראשית חכמה reshith chochmah, "wisdom is the principle." It is the punctum saliens in all religion to know the true God, and what he requires of man, and for what he has made man; and to this must be added, under the Christian dispensation, to know Jesus Christ whom he hath sent, and for what end He was sent, the necessity of his being sent, and the nature of that salvation which he has bought by his own blood. Get wisdom - Consider this as thy chief gain; that in reference to which all thy wisdom, knowledge, and endeavors should be directed. And with all thy getting - Let this be thy chief property. While thou art passing through things temporal, do not lose those things which are eternal; and, while diligent in business, be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Get understanding - Do not be contented with the lessons of wisdom merely; do not be satisfied with having a sound religious creed; devils believe and tremble; but see that thou properly comprehend all that thou hast learnt; and see that thou rightly apply all that thou hast been taught. Wisdom prescribes the best end, and the means best calculated for its attainment. Understanding directs to the ways, times, places, and opportunities of practicing the lessons of wisdom. Wisdom points out the thing requisite; understanding sees to the accomplishment and attainment. Wisdom sees; but understanding feels. One discovers, the other possesses. Coverdale translates this whole verse in a very remarkable manner: "The chefe poynte of wyssdome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wyssdome; and before all thy goodes to get the understandynge." This is paraphrase, not translation. In this version paraphrase abounds. The translation in my old MS. Bible is very simple: Begynnynge of wisdam, welle thou wisdom; in al thi wisdam, and in al thi possioun, purchas prudence. He is already wise who seeks wisdom; and he is wise who knows its value, seeks to possess it. The whole of this verse is wanting in the Arabic, and in the best copies of the Septuagint. Instead of קנה חכמה keneh chochmah, get wisdom, the Complutensian Polyglot has קנה בינה keneh binah, get understanding; so that in it the verse stands, "Wisdom is the principle, get understanding; and in all this getting, get understanding." This is not an error either of the scribe, or of the press, for it is supported by seven of the MSS. of Kennicott and De Rossi. The Complutensian, Antwerp, and Paris Polyglots have the seventh verse in the Greek text; but the two latter, in general, copy the former.
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Proverbs 4:7
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- Septuagint
- Jesus
- Lord
- Arabic
- De Rossi
- The Complutensian
- Antwerp
Exposition: Proverbs 4:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:8
Hebrew
סַלְסְלֶהָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃saleseleha-vtervomemekha-tekhavedekha-khiy-techaveqenah
KJV: Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
AKJV: Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.
ASV: Exalt her, and she will promote thee;
YLT: Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:8Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Proverbs 4:8
Verse 8 She shall bring thee to honor - There is nothing, a strict life of piety and benevolence excepted, that has such a direct tendency to reflect honor upon a man, as the careful cultivation of his mind. One of Bacon's aphorisms was, Knowledge is power; and it is truly astonishing to see what influence true learning has. Nothing is so universally respected, provided the learned man be a consistent moral character, and be not proud and overbearing; which is a disgrace to genuine literature.
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Proverbs 4:8
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- Ovid
Exposition: Proverbs 4:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:9
Hebrew
תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃titen-lero'shekha-liveyat-chen-'ateret-tife'eret-temagenekha
KJV: She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
AKJV: She shall give to your head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to you.
ASV: She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace;
YLT: She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.
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Proverbs 4:9
Verse 9 A crown of glory - A tiara, diadem, or crown, shall not be more honorable to the princely wearer, than sound wisdom - true religion - coupled with deep learning, shall be to the Christian and the scholar.
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Proverbs 4:9
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:10
Hebrew
שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃shema'-veniy-veqach-'amaray-veyirevv-lekha-shenvot-chayiym
KJV: Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
AKJV: Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.
ASV: Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;
YLT: Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life are multiplied to thee.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:10Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 4:10
Verse 10 The years of thy life shall be many - Vice and intemperance impair the health and shorten the days of the wicked; while true religion, sobriety, and temperance, prolong them. The principal part of our diseases springs from "indolence, intemperance, and disorderly passions." Religion excites to industry, promotes sober habits, and destroys evil passions, and harmonizes the soul; and thus, by preventing many diseases, necessarily prolongs life.
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Proverbs 4:10
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:11
Hebrew
בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃vederekhe-chakhemah-horetiykha-hiderakhetiykha-vema'egeley-yosher
KJV: I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
AKJV: I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. ¶
ASV: I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;
YLT: In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 4:11Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 4:11
Proverbs 4:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Proverbs 4:11
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- Proverbs 4:11
Exposition: Proverbs 4:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:12
Hebrew
בְּֽלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃velekhetekha-lo'-yetzar-tza'adekha-ve'im-tarvtz-lo'-tikhashel
KJV: When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
AKJV: When you go, your steps shall not be straitened; and when you run, you shall not stumble.
ASV: When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened;
YLT: In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
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Verse 12 Thy steps shall not be straitened - True wisdom will teach thee to keep out of embarrassments. A man under the influence of true religion ponders his paths, and carefully poises occurring circumstances; and as the fear of God will ever lead him to act an upright and honest part, so his way in business and life is both clear and large. He has no by-ends to serve; he speculates not; he uses neither trick nor cunning to effect any purpose. Such a man can never be embarrassed. His steps are not straitened; he sees his way always plain; and when a favorable tide of Providence shows him the necessity of increased exertion, he runs, and is in no danger of stumbling.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:13
Hebrew
הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃hachazeq-vamvsar-'al-teref-nitzereha-khiy-hiy'-chayeykha
KJV: Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
AKJV: Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life. ¶
ASV: Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:
YLT: Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she is thy life.
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Verse 13 Take fast hold - החזק hachazek, seize it strongly, and keep the hold; and do this as for life. Learn all thou canst, retain what thou hast learnt, and keep the reason continually in view - it is for thy life.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:14
Hebrew
בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִֽים׃ve'orach-resha'iym-'al-tavo'-ve'al-te'asher-vederekhe-ra'iym
KJV: Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
AKJV: Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
ASV: Enter not into the path of the wicked,
YLT: Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
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Verse 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked - Never associate with those whose life is irregular and sinful; never accompany them in any of their acts of transgression.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:15
Hebrew
פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בּוֹ שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃fera'ehv-'al-ta'avar-vvo-sheteh-me'alayv-va'avvor
KJV: Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
AKJV: Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
ASV: Avoid it, pass not by it;
YLT: Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
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Verse 15 Avoid it - Let it be the serious purpose of thy soul to shun every appearance of evil. Pass not by it - Never, for the sake of worldly gain, or through complaisance to others, approach the way that thou wouldst not wish to be found in when God calls thee into the eternal world. Turn from it - If, through unwatchfulness or unfaithfulness, thou at any time get near or into the way of sin, turn from it with the utmost speed, and humble thyself before thy Maker. And pass away - Speed from it, run for thy life, and get to the utmost distance; eternally diverging so as never to come near it whilst thou hast a being.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:16
Hebrew
כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם־לֹא יכשולו יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃khiy-lo'-yishenv-'im-lo'-yare'v-venigezelah-shenatam-'im-lo'-ykhshvlv-yakheshiylv
KJV: For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
AKJV: For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
ASV: For they sleep not, except they do evil;
YLT: For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.
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Verse 16 Except they have done mischief - The night is their time for spoil and depredation. And they must gain some booty, before they go to rest. This I believe to be the meaning of the passage. I grant, also, that there may be some of so malevolent a disposition that they cannot be easy unless they can injure others, and are put to excessive pain when they perceive any man in prosperity, or receiving a kindness. The address in Virgil, to an illnatured shepherd is well known: - Et cum vidisti puero donata, dolebas: Et si non aliqua nocuisses, mortuus esses. Eclog. 3: 14. "When thou sawest the gifts given to the lad, thou wast distressed; and hadst thou not found some means of doing him a mischief, thou hadst died."
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:17
Hebrew
כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃khiy-lachamv-lechem-resha'-veyeyn-chamasiym-yishetv
KJV: For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
AKJV: For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
ASV: For they eat the bread of wickedness,
YLT: For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
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Verse 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness - By privately stealing. And drink the wine of violence - By highway robbery.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:18
Hebrew
וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֹר נֹגַהּ הוֹלֵךְ וָאוֹר עַד־נְכוֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃ve'orach-tzadiyqiym-khe'vor-nogah-hvolekhe-va'vor-'ad-nekhvon-hayvom
KJV: But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
AKJV: But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
ASV: But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light,
YLT: And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
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Verse 18 But the path of the just - The path of the wicked is gloomy, dark, and dangerous; that of the righteous is open, luminous, and instructive. This verse contains a fine metaphor; it refers to the sun rising above the horizon, and the increasing twilight, till his beams shine full upon the earth. The original, הולך ואור עד נכון היום holech vaor ad nechon haiyom, may be translated, "going and illuminating unto the prepared day." This seems plainly to refer to the progress of the rising sun while below the horizon; and the gradual increase of the light occasioned by the reflection of his rays by means of the atmosphere, till at last he is completely elevated above the horizon, and then the prepared day has fully taken place, the sun having risen at the determined time. So, the truly wise man is but in his twilight here below; but he is in a state of glorious preparation for the realms of everlasting light; till at last, emerging from darkness and the shadows of death, he is ushered into the full blaze of endless felicity. Yet previously to his enjoyment of this glory, which is prepared for him, he is going - walking in the commandments of his God blameless; and illuminating - reflecting the light of the salvation which he has received on all those who form the circle of his acquaintance.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:19
Hebrew
דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃derekhe-resha'iym-kha'afelah-lo'-yade'v-vameh-yikhashelv
KJV: The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
AKJV: The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. ¶
ASV: The way of the wicked is as darkness:
YLT: The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
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Proverbs 4:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:20
Hebrew
בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃veniy-lidevaray-haqeshiyvah-la'amaray-hat-'azenekha
KJV: My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
AKJV: My son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
ASV: My son, attend to my words;
YLT: My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
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Proverbs 4:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:21
Hebrew
אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ שָׁמְרֵם בְּתוֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃'al-yaliyzv-me'eyneykha-shamerem-vetvokhe-levavekha
KJV: Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
AKJV: Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the middle of your heart.
ASV: Let them not depart from thine eyes;
YLT: Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
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Verse 21 Keep them in the midst of thine heart - Let them be wrapped up in the very center of thy affections; that they may give spring and energy to every desire, word, and wish.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:22
Hebrew
כִּֽי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂרוֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃khiy-chayiym-hem-lemotze'eyhem-vlekhal-vesharvo-marefe'
KJV: For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
AKJV: For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
ASV: For they are life unto those that find them,
YLT: For life they are to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
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Proverbs 4:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:23
Hebrew
מִֽכָּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּֽי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּֽים׃mikhal-mishemar-netzor-livekha-khiy-mimenv-tvotze'vot-chayiym
KJV: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
AKJV: Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
ASV: Keep thy heart with all diligence;
YLT: Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it are the outgoings of life.
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Verse 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence - "Above all keeping," guard thy heart. He who knows any thing of himself, knows how apt his affections are to go astray. For out of it are the issues of life - תוצאות חיים totseoth chaiyim, "the goings out of lives." Is not this a plain allusion to the arteries which carry the blood from the heart through the whole body, and to the utmost extremities? As long as the heart is capable of receiving and propelling the blood, so long life is continued. Now as the heart is the fountain whence all the streams of life proceed, care must be taken that the fountain be not stopped up nor injured. A double watch for its safety must be kept up. So in spiritual things: the heart is the seat of the Lord of life and glory; and the streams of spiritual life proceed from him to all the powers and faculties of the soul. Watch with all diligence, that this fountain be not sealed up, nor these streams of life be cut off. Therefore "put away from thee a froward mouth and perverse lips - and let thy eyes look straight on." Or, in other words, look inwardlook onward - look upward. I know that the twenty-third verse is understood as principally referring to the evils which proceed from the heart, and which must be guarded against; and the good purposes that must be formed in it, from which life takes its colouring. The former should be opposed; the latter should be encouraged and strengthened. If the heart be pure and holy, all its purposes will be just and good. If it be impure and defiled, nothing will proceed from it but abomination. But though all this be true, I have preferred following what I believe to be the metaphor in the text.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:24
Hebrew
הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת שְׂפָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃haser-mimekha-'iqeshvt-feh-vlezvt-shefatayim-harecheq-mimekha
KJV: Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
AKJV: Put away from you a fraudulent mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.
ASV: Put away from thee a wayward mouth,
YLT: Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
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Verse 24 A froward mouth - Beware of hastiness, anger, and rash speeches. And perverse lips - Do not delight in nor acquire the habit of contradicting and gainsaying; and beware of calumniating and backbiting your neighbor.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:25
Hebrew
עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃'eyneykha-lenokhach-yaviytv-ve'afe'afeykha-yayeshirv-negedekha
KJV: Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
AKJV: Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.
ASV: Let thine eyes look right on,
YLT: Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Proverbs 4:25Generated editorial synthesis
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Proverbs 4:25
Proverbs 4:25 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Proverbs 4:25
Exposition: Proverbs 4:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:26
Hebrew
פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃fales-ma'egal-ragelekha-vekhal-derakheykha-yikhonv
KJV: Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
AKJV: Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
ASV: Make level the path of thy feet,
YLT: Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:26Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 4:26
Verse 26 Ponder the path of thy feet - Weigh well the part thou shouldst act in life. See that thou contract no bad habits.
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Proverbs 4:27
Hebrew
אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָֽע׃'al-tet-yamiyn-vshemo'vl-haser-ragelekha-mera'
KJV: Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
AKJV: Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.
ASV: Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
YLT: Incline not to the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!
Commentary WitnessProverbs 4:27Quoted commentary witness
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Proverbs 4:27
Verse 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left - Avoid all crooked ways. Be an upright, downright, and straight-forward man. Avoid tricks, wiles, and deceptions of this kind. To this the Septuagint and Vulgate add the following verse: Αυτος δε ορθας ποιησει τας τροχιας σου, τας δε πορειας σου εν ειρηνη προαξει. Ipse autem rectos faciet cursus tuos; itinera autem tua in pace producet. "For himself will make thy paths straight and thy journeyings will he conduct in prosperity." The Arabic has also a clause to the same effect. But nothing like this is found in the Hebrew, Chaldee, or Syriac; nor in the Vulgate, as printed in the Complutensian Polyglot; nor in that of Antwerp or of Paris; but it is in the Greek text of those editions, in the editio princeps of the Vulgate, in five of my own MSS., and in the old MS. Bible. De Lyra rejects the clause as a gloss that stands on no authority. If an addition, it is certainly very ancient; and the promise it contains is true whether the clause be authentic or not.
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- Septuagint
- Vulgate
- Chaldee
- Syriac
- Complutensian Polyglot
- Paris
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Exposition: Proverbs 4:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Proverbs 4:1
- Proverbs 4:2
- Proverbs 4:3
- Proverbs 4:4
- Proverbs 4:5
- Proverbs 4:6
- Proverbs 4:7
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- Proverbs 4:20
- Proverbs 4:21
- Proverbs 4:22
- Proverbs 4:23
- Proverbs 4:24
- Proverbs 4:25
- Proverbs 4:26
- Proverbs 4:27
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- Septuagint
- Jesus
- Lord
- Arabic
- De Rossi
- The Complutensian
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- Ovid
- Never
- If
- Maker
- Virgil
- Eclog
- Ray
- So
- Or
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- Chaldee
- Syriac
- Complutensian Polyglot
- Paris
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Proverbs 4:1
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Proverbs 4:1
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