Parallel Verses

King James Version

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

New American Standard Bible

Then he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live;

Holman Bible

he taught me and said:
“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.

The Emphasized Bible

So he taught me, and said to me - Let thy heart, lay hold of 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He taught
ירא ירה 
Yarah 
Usage: 83

me also, and said

Usage: 0

תּמך 
Tamak 
Usage: 21

my words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

מצוה 
Mitsvah 
Usage: 181

Images Proverbs 4:4

Prayers for Proverbs 4:4

Context Readings

The Father's Wisdom

3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Cross References

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: 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, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of 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 bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

Deuteronomy 4:9

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;

Deuteronomy 6:6

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

1 Chronicles 22:11-16

Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

Psalm 119:11

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

John 12:50

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

2 Timothy 1:5

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

2 Timothy 3:15

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

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