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Proverbs 4 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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Security in Wisdom
Security in Wisdom

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:1 - Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:2 - For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:3 - When I was my father’s son,
Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:4 - He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
Keep my commands, and live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:6 - Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
Love her, and she will keep you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:8 - Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:9 - She will place on your head an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:10 - Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
And the years of your life will be many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:11 - I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:12 - When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,
And when you run, you will not stumble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:13 - Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14 - Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:15 - Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:16 - For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the path of the just is like the shining sun,[fn]
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:19 - The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:20 - My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:21 - Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:22 - For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:23 - Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:24 - Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
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New King James Version, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. Any other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation Policy, and for inquiries about permission to use the New King James Version, go to Thomas Nelson, Inc..

For more information on this translation, see the NKJV Preface.

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Proverbs Chapter 4 — Additional Translations:

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