1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)

Proverbs 4

1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 3 sheweth what instruction he had of his parents, 5 to study wisdom, 14 and to shun the path of the wicked. 20 He exhorteth to faith, 23 and sanctification.

 4:1 ¶ Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.

 4:2 For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.

 4:3 For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.

 4:4 So he taught me, and said to me—Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!

 4:5 Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.

 4:6 Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee,—love her and she will keep thee.

 4:7 The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.

 4:8 Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her:

 4:9 She will give for thy head, a wreath of beauty, A crown of adorning, will she bestow upon thee.

 4:10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and they will multiply to thee the years of life.

 4:11 In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness.

 4:12 When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

 4:13 Take fast hold of correction, let her not go,—keep her, for, she, is thy life.

 4:14 ¶ Upon the path of the lawless, do not thou enter, and do not advance in the way of the wicked:

 4:15 Avoid it, do not pass thereon—turn from it, and depart.

 4:16 For they sleep not, unless they can do mischief,—They rob themselves of their sleep, if they cannot cause someone to stumble,

 4:17 For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.

 4:18 But, the path of the righteous, is as the light of dawn,—going on and brightening, unto meridian day.

 4:19 The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.

 4:20 ¶ My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;

 4:21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart;

 4:22 For, life, they are, to them who find them,—and, to every part of one's flesh, they bring healing.

 4:23 Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

 4:24 Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.

 4:25 Let, thine eyes, right onward, look,—and, thine eyelashes, point straight before thee.

 4:26 Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:

 4:27 Decline not, to the right hand or to the left,—Turn away thy foot from wickedness.