Proverbs 4:4
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Proverbs 4:4
| ← Proverbs 4:3 | Proverbs 4:4 (KJV) | Proverbs 4:5 → |
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For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.
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He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
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Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
He taughtH3384 me also, and saidH559 unto me, Let thine heartH3820 retainH8551 my wordsH1697: keepH8104 my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421.
Original Hebrew
וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתַי וֶחְיֵה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּרֵ֗/נִי |
va/i.yo.Re./ni | H3384 | HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1cs | and/ he taught/ me |
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
לִ֗/י |
L/i | HR/Sp1cs | to/ me | |
יִֽתְמָךְ |
yit.mokh- | H8551 | HVqj3ms | let it hold fast to |
דְּבָרַ֥/י |
de.va.Ra/i | H1697 | HNcmpc/Sp1cs | words/ my |
לִבֶּ֑/ךָ |
li.Be./kha | H3820 | HNcmsc/Sp2ms | heart/ your |
שְׁמֹ֖ר |
she.Mor | H8104 | HVqv2ms | keep |
מִצְוֺתַ֣/י |
mitz.vo.Ta/i | H4687 | HNcfpc/Sp1cs | commandments/ my |
וֶֽ/חְיֵֽה |
Ve/ch.Yeh | H2421 | HC/Vqv2ms | and/ live |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
- H2421 — חָיָה (châyâh, khaw-yaw'): a primitive root (compare חָוָה, חָיָה); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
- H3384 — יָרָה (yârâh, yaw-raw'): or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach; ([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
- H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
- H4687 — מִצְוָה (mitsvâh, mits-vaw'): from צָוָה; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law); (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
- H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
- H8551 — תָּמַךְ (tâmak, taw-mak'): a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close; (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- He — Genesis 18:19, 1 Chronicles 22:11-16, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, 2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:15
- keep — Leviticus 18:3-5, Proverbs 7:2, Isaiah 55:3, John 12:50, Hebrews 5:9
- Let — Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:6, Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 3:1
Reciprocal references (12): Judges 13:12, Job 22:22, Psalms 37:31, Proverbs 4:11, Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 10:17, Proverbs 19:8, Proverbs 22:17, Luke 2:19, John 15:7, 2 Timothy 1:13
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: WISDOM-FOLLY
- Nave’s: CHILDREN; WISDOM; YOUNG MEN
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