Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, 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.
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.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Interlinear
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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 I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother. 4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:2
Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.
Ephesians 6:4
And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:9
'And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever.
Proverbs 3:1
My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.
Genesis 18:19
for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'
Leviticus 18:3-5
according to the work of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt ye do not, and according to the work of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you in, ye do not, and in their statutes ye walk not.
Deuteronomy 4:9
'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.
Deuteronomy 6:6
and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart,
1 Chronicles 22:11-16
'Now, my son, Jehovah is with thee, and thou hast prospered, and hast built the house of Jehovah thy God, as He spake concerning thee.
Psalm 119:11
In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
Proverbs 22:6
Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
John 12:50
and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'
2 Timothy 1:5
taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.
2 Timothy 3:15
and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus;
Hebrews 5:9
and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,