ABP - Proverbs - 4

4:1  Hear, O children, the instruction of a father, and take heed to know insight!

4:2  [5gift 1For 4a good 2I present 3to you]; [3my 4word 1you should not 2abandon].

4:3  [4a son 1For 2I was 3also 6to a father 5subject], and being loved in the presence of a mother;

4:4  the ones who spoke and taught me, saying, Establish our word in your heart! Keep the commandments! Do not forget!

4:5  Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! You should not forget, nor should you ignore the saying of my mouth; nor should you turn aside from the words of my mouth.

4:6  You should not abandon it, for it shall hold to you. Love it passionately! and it will keep you.

4:7  [2is the beginning 1Wisdom], acquire wisdom! And in all of your possessing acquire understanding!

4:8  Surround her with a rampart! and she shall exalt you. Esteem her! that she should keep you;

4:9  that she should give [3to 4your 5head 1a crown 2of favors], [4with a crown 1and 5of luxury 2should shield 3you].

4:10  Hear, O son, and receive my words! and [3will be multiplied 4to you 1years 2of your life], that to you there should be many ways of life.

4:11  For the ways of wisdom I teach you; [2I put 4on board 1and 3you 6tracks 5straight].

4:12  For when you should go [3will not 4be hemmed in 1your 2footsteps]; and when you should run, you shall not tire.

4:13  Take hold of my instruction! you should not let go; but keep it to yourself, for your life!

4:14  [3ways 2by impious 1You should not come], nor be jealous of the ways of lawbreakers.

4:15  In what ever place they should encamp, you should not come there. Turn aside from them and alter course!

4:16  [3not 1For 2they shall] sleep, unless they should have done evil. [2is removed 1Sleep] from them, and they do not go to bed.

4:17  For thus they feed well on grain of impiety; and by wine of a lawbreaker they are intoxicated.

4:18  But the ways of the just are likened to light -- they radiate. They go before and give light until whenever [3should set up 1the 2day].

4:19  But the ways of the impious are dark; they do not know how they stumble.

4:20  O son, [2to my 3saying 1take heed], and to my words set aside your ear!

4:21  so that [2should not 3fail 4you 1your springs]. Keep them in your heart!

4:22  [3life 1for 2they are] to all the ones finding them, and [2to all 3flesh 1 healing].

4:23  With all guard, give heed to your heart! for from out of these things are the issues of life.

4:24  Remove yourself from a crooked mouth, and [2unjust 3lips 4far 5from 6you 1thrust away]!

4:25  [2your eyes 4straight 1Let 3see], and your eyelids nod assent to the just!

4:26  [2straight 3tracks 1Make] for your feet, and [2your ways 1straighten out]!

4:27  You should not turn aside unto the right nor unto the left; but turn your foot from [2way 1an evil]! For the ways, the ones of the right, [2knows 1God]; but the ones perverting are of the left; but he [3straight 1makes 2your tracks], and [2your goings 3in 4peace 1he shall lead before].