Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Holman Bible
“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
International Standard Version
Only guard yourselves carefully so you won't forget the things that you saw and let them slip from your mind for the rest of your life. Tell them to your children and to your grandchildren.
A Conservative Version
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but make them known to thy sons and thy son's sons--
American Standard Version
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children's children;
Amplified
“Only pay attention and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your grandchildren [impressing these things on their mind and penetrating their heart with these truths]—
Darby Translation
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things that thine eyes have seen (and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but thou shalt make them known to thy sons and to thy sons' sons),
Julia Smith Translation
Only watch to thyself and watch thy soul greatly, lest thou. shalt forget the words which thine eyes saw, and lest they shall remove from thy heart all the days of thy life: and make them known to thy sons and to the sons of thy sons.
King James 2000
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"However, {take care} for yourself and watch your inner self closely, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not slip from your mind all the days of your life; and you shall make them known to your children and to {your grandchildren}.
Modern King James verseion
Only take heed to yourself and keep your soul carefully, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. But teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Take heed to thyself therefore only and keep thy soul diligently, that thou forget not the things which thine eyes have seen, and that they depart not out of thine heart, all the days of thine life: but teach them thy sons, and thy son's sons.
NET Bible
Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
New Heart English Bible
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
The Emphasized Bible
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: -
Webster
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou shouldst forget the things which thy eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them to thy sons, and thy sons' sons:
World English Bible
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
Youngs Literal Translation
'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.
Themes
Children » Indulgence of » Instruction of
Children » Were required » To attend to instruction
Church of israel » Established by God
Christian conduct » Keep thyself, special exhortations to
Diligence » Required by God in » Keeping the soul
Families » Should » Be taught the scriptures
Family » Devotions » Instruction of children
Family » Of saints » Should be taught God's word
Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children
Forgetfulness » Need of watchfulness against
Forgetting God » Need of watchfulness against
Heedfulness » Necessary » In the care of the soul
Home » special duties of parents » Instruction of children
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Instruction of children
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To instruct them in God's word
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Watchfulness against sin and temptation
Social duties » Parental parental duties » Instruction of children
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » Against sin and temptation
Topics
Interlinear
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Shamar
Nephesh
M@`od
`ayin
Ra'ah
Cuwr
Yowm
Chay
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References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 4:9
Prayers for Deuteronomy 4:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Call To Obedience
8 And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today? 9 Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children; 10 That day when you were waiting before the Lord your God in Horeb, and the Lord said to me, Make all the people come together, so that hearing my words they may go in fear of me all the days of their life on earth and give this teaching to their children.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:7
Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.
Genesis 18:19
For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
Deuteronomy 4:23
Take care that you do not let the agreement of the Lord your God, which he has made with you, go out of your mind, or make for yourselves images of any sort, against the orders which the Lord your God has given you.
Deuteronomy 11:19
Teaching them to your children, and talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up:
Ephesians 6:4
And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things are the Lord our God's: but the things which have been made clear are ours and our children's for ever, so that we may do all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 32:46
Moses said to them, Let the words which I have said to you today go deep into your hearts, and give orders to your children to do every word of this law.
Proverbs 4:20-23
My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
Exodus 13:8-9
And you will say to your son in that day, It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.
Exodus 13:14-16
And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:
Deuteronomy 4:15
So keep watch on yourselves with care; for you saw no form of any sort on the day when the voice of the Lord came to you in Horeb out of the heart of the fire:
Deuteronomy 31:19
Make then this song for yourselves, teaching it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Joshua 1:18
Whoever goes against your orders, and does not give attention to all your words, will be put to death: only take heart and be strong.
Joshua 4:6-7
So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
Joshua 4:21
And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
Psalm 34:11-16
Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 71:18
Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
Psalm 78:3-8
Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.
Psalm 119:11
I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
Proverbs 1:8
My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
Proverbs 3:1-3
My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:
Proverbs 3:21
My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.
Proverbs 4:1-13
Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
Isaiah 38:19
The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
Luke 8:18
So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.
Hebrews 2:1
For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.
Hebrews 2:3
What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;
James 2:22
You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
Revelation 3:3
Keep in mind, then, the teaching which was given to you, and be ruled by it and have a change of heart. If then you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will have no knowledge of the hour when I will come on you.