HearH8085, ye childrenH1121, the instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, and attendH7181 to knowH3045 understandingH998.
For I giveH5414 you goodH2896 doctrineH3948, forsakeH5800 ye not my lawH8451.
For I was my father'sH1 sonH1121, tenderH7390 and onlyH3173 beloved in the sightH6440 of my motherH517.
He taughtH3384 me also, and saidH559 unto me, Let thine heartH3820 retainH8551 my wordsH1697: keepH8104 my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421.
GetH7069 wisdomH2451, getH7069 understandingH998: forgetH7911 it not; neither declineH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.
ForsakeH5800 her not, and she shall preserveH8104 thee: loveH157 her, and she shall keepH5341 thee.
WisdomH2451 is the principal thingH7225; therefore getH7069 wisdomH2451: and with all thy gettingH7075 get understandingH998.
ExaltH5549 her, and she shall promoteH7311 thee: she shall bring thee to honourH3513, when thou dost embraceH2263 her.
She shall giveH5414 to thine headH7218 an ornamentH3880 of graceH2580: a crownH5850 of gloryH8597 shall she deliverH4042 to thee. {a crown…: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}
HearH8085, O my sonH1121, and receiveH3947 my sayingsH561; and the yearsH8141 of thy lifeH2416 shall be manyH7235.
I have taughtH3384 thee in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451; I have ledH1869 thee in rightH3476 pathsH4570.
When thou goestH3212, thy stepsH6806 shall not be straitenedH3334; and when thou runnestH7323, thou shalt not stumbleH3782.
Take fast holdH2388 of instructionH4148; let her not goH7503: keepH5341 her; for she is thy lifeH2416.
EnterH935 not into the pathH734 of the wickedH7563, and goH833 not in the wayH1870 of evilH7451 men.
AvoidH6544 it, passH5674 not by it, turnH7847 from it, and pass awayH5674.
For they sleepH3462 not, except they have done mischiefH7489; and their sleepH8142 is taken awayH1497, unless they cause some to fallH3782+H3782.
For they eatH3898 the breadH3899 of wickednessH7562, and drinkH8354 the wineH3196 of violenceH2555.
But the pathH734 of the justH6662 is as the shiningH5051 lightH216, that shinethH215 moreH1980 and more unto the perfectH3559 dayH3117.
The wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 is as darknessH653: they knowH3045 not at what they stumbleH3782.
My sonH1121, attendH7181 to my wordsH1697; inclineH5186 thine earH241 unto my sayingsH561.
Let them not departH3868 from thine eyesH5869; keepH8104 them in the midstH8432 of thine heartH3824.
For they are lifeH2416 unto those that findH4672 them, and healthH4832 to all their fleshH1320. {health: Heb. medicine}
KeepH5341 thy heartH3820 with all diligenceH4929; for out of it are the issuesH8444 of lifeH2416. {with…: Heb. above all keeping}
Put awayH5493 from thee a frowardH6143 mouthH6310, and perverseH3891 lipsH8193 put farH7368 from thee. {a froward…: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}
Let thine eyesH5869 lookH5027 right onH5227, and let thine eyelidsH6079 look straightH3474 before thee.
PonderH6424 the pathH4570 of thy feetH7272, and let all thy waysH1870 be establishedH3559. {let…: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright}
TurnH5186 not to the right handH3225 nor to the leftH8040: removeH5493 thy footH7272 from evilH7451.
Querverweise zu Sprüche 4,2 Spr 4,2
HearH8085; for I will speakH1696 of excellent thingsH5057; and the openingH4669 of my lipsH8193 shall be right thingsH4339.
For my mouthH2441 shall speakH1897 truthH571; and wickednessH7562 is an abominationH8441 to my lipsH8193. {an…: Heb. the abomination of my lips}
All the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310 are in righteousnessH6664; there is nothing frowardH6617 or perverseH6141 in them. {froward: Heb. wreathed}
They are all plainH5228 to him that understandethH995, and rightH3477 to them that findH4672 knowledgeH1847.
And thou, SolomonH8010 my sonH1121, knowH3045 thou the GodH430 of thy fatherH1, and serveH5647 him with a perfectH8003 heartH3820 and with a willingH2655 mindH5315: for the LORDH3068 searchethH1875 all heartsH3824, and understandethH995 all the imaginationsH3336 of the thoughtsH4284: if thou seekH1875 him, he will be foundH4672 of thee; but if thou forsakeH5800 him, he will cast thee offH2186 for everH5703.
But if ye turn awayH7725, and forsakeH5800 my statutesH2708 and my commandmentsH4687, which I have setH5414 beforeH6440 you, and shall goH1980 and serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430, and worshipH7812 them;
That I might make thee knowH3045 the certaintyH7189 of the wordsH561 of truthH571; that thou mightest answerH7725 the wordsH561 of truthH571 to them that sendH7971 unto thee? {to them…: or, to those that send thee?}
If his childrenH1121 forsakeH5800 my lawH8451, and walkH3212 not in my judgmentsH4941;
If they breakH2490 my statutesH2708, and keepH8104 not my commandmentsH4687; {break: Heb. profane}
Then will I visitH6485 their transgressionH6588 with the rodH7626, and their iniquityH5771 with stripesH5061.
My doctrineH3948 shall dropH6201 as the rainH4306, my speechH565 shall distilH5140 as the dewH2919, as the small rainH8164 upon the tender herbH1877, and as the showersH7241 upon the grassH6212:
My wordsH561 shall be of the uprightnessH3476 of my heartH3820: and my lipsH8193 shall utterH4448 knowledgeH1847 clearlyH1305.
To the chief MusicianH5329, A PsalmH4210 for the sonsH1121 of KorahH7141. HearH8085 this, all ye peopleH5971; give earH238, all ye inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH2465: {for: or, of}
Both lowH1121+H120 and highH1121+H376, richH6223 and poorH34, togetherH3162.
My mouthH6310 shall speakH1696 of wisdomH2454; and the meditationH1900 of my heartH3820 shall be of understandingH8394.
JesusG2424 answeredG611 themG846, andG2532 saidG2036, MyG1699 doctrineG1322 isG2076 notG3756 mineG1699, butG235 his that sentG3992 meG3165.
IfG1437 any manG5100 willG2309 doG4160 hisG846 willG2307, he shall knowG1097 ofG4012 the doctrineG1322, whetherG4220 it beG2076 ofG1537 GodG2316, orG2228 whether IG1473 speakG2980 ofG575 myselfG1683.