Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
he taught me also, saying, "Let thine heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt 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.
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.
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 when I myself was my father's dear son, and tenderly beloved of my mother, 4 he taught me also, saying, "Let thine heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live. 5 Get thee wisdom, get thee understanding, forget not the words of my mouth, and shrink not from them.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:2
Keep my commandments and my law, even as the apple of thine eye, and thou shalt live.
Ephesians 6:4
And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son: know God thy father and serve him with a pure heart and lust of soul. For the LORD searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of thoughts. If thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee: But and if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.
Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ears, and come unto me, take heed, and your soul shall live. For 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, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do after right and conscience, that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that he hath promised him."
Leviticus 18:3-5
Wherefore after the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, see that ye do not; neither after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, neither walk ye in their ordinances;
Deuteronomy 4:9
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.
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; that thou mayest prosper and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
Psalm 119:11
Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee.
Proverbs 22:6
If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old.
John 12:50
And I know well that his commandment is life everlasting. Whatsoever I speak therefore: even as the father bade 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 in thy mother Eunice: and am assured that it dwelleth in thee also.
2 Timothy 3:15
And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 5:9
and was made perfect, and the cause of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him: