Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
So he taught me, and said to me - Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
New American Standard Bible
“Let your heart
King James Version
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Holman Bible
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.
International Standard Version
he taught me and told me, "Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say; keep my commandments and live!
A Conservative Version
And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
American Standard Version
And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
Amplified
He taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live.
Bible in Basic English
And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
Darby Translation
And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.
Julia Smith Translation
And he taught me, and he will say to me, Thy heart shall hold fast my words: watch my commands and live.
King James 2000
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Lexham Expanded Bible
he taught me and said to me, "May your heart hold fast [to] my words; guard my commandments and live.
Modern King James verseion
He also taught me, and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments and live.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
he taught me also, saying, "Let thine heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.
NET Bible
he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.
New Heart English Bible
He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Webster
He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
World English Bible
He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Interlinear
Yarah
Leb
Shamar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:4
Prayers for Proverbs 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Father's Wisdom
3 For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother. 4 So he taught me, and said to me - Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live! 5 Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:2
Keep my commandments and live, and mine instruction, as the pupil of thine eye;
Ephesians 6:4
And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:9
Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand, - If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.
Proverbs 3:1
My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hearken, That your soul, may live, - That I may solemnise for you a covenant age-abiding, The Lovingkindness to David, well-assured.
Genesis 18:19
For I have become his intimate friend, To the end that he may command his sons and his house after him, so shall they keep the way of Yahweh, by doing righteousness and justice. To the end that Yahweh may bring in for Abraham, what he hath spoken concerning him.
Leviticus 18:3-5
After the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do, - And after the doings of the land of Canaan whither, I, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take thou heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently, so that thou forget not the things which thine own eyes have seen, and so that they go not out of thy heart, all the days of thy life, - but thou shalt make them known unto thy sons and unto thy son's sons: -
Deuteronomy 6:6
so shall these words which I am commanding thee to-day, be upon thy heart;
1 Chronicles 22:11-16
Now, my son, Yahweh be with thee, - so shalt thou be prosperous, and shalt build the house of Yahweh thy God, according as he hath spoken concerning thee.
Psalm 119:11
In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.
John 12:50
And I know that, his commandment, is, life age-abiding; The things, therefore, which I speak, just as the Father hath told me, so, I speak.
2 Timothy 1:5
A reminder, having received, of the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, - such, as dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, - I am persuaded, moreover, that it dwelleth , in thee also.
2 Timothy 3:15
And that, from a babe, those sacred letters, thou hast known which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus:
Hebrews 5:9
And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding;