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Proverbs 4

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 27 verses

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  1. 1

    שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה

    hear · sons · discipline of · father · and hear · to know · understanding

  2. 2

    כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ

    that · instruction · good · to give · to/for you · law my · not · to leave

  3. 3

    כִּי בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי

    that · son · to be · to/for father my · tender · and only · to/for face(s) of · mother my

  4. 4

    וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה

    and to throw me · and to say · to/for me · to grasp · words my · heart your · keep · commandments my · and live

  5. 5

    קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי פִֽי

    acquire · wisdom · acquire · understanding · not · to forget · and not · to stretch out · from utterances of · mouth my

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  6. 6

    אַל תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ

    not · to leave her · and to keep you · love her · and to guard you

  7. 7

    רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה

    beginning of · wisdom · acquire · wisdom · and in/at all of · acquisition your · acquire · understanding

  8. 8

    סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה

    exalt her · and to rise you · to be heavy you · that · to embrace her

  9. 9

    תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ

    to give · to/for head your · wreath of · grace · crown of · glory · to deliver you

  10. 10

    שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים

    hear · son my · and take · utterances my · and to multiply · to/for you · years of · living things

    Septuagint runs longer here

  11. 11

    בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי יֹֽשֶׁר

    in/at way of · wisdom · to throw you · to tread you · in/at tracks of · uprightness

  12. 12

    בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל

    in/at to walk you · not · to bind · step your · and if · to run · not · to stumble

  13. 13

    הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ

    strengthen · in/at the discipline · not · to relax · guard her · that · he · living things your

  14. 14

    בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים

    in/at way of · wicked · not · to enter · and not · to go straight · in/at way of · evil

  15. 15

    פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל תַּעֲבָר בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר

    let loose him · not · to pass over · in/at him · turn aside · from upon him · and pass over

  16. 16

    כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם לֹ֥א יכשולו יַכְשִֽׁילוּ

    that · not · to sleep · if · not · to do evil · and to plunder · sleep their · if · not · to stumble · to stumble

  17. 17

    כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ

    that · to fight · bread of · wickedness · and wine of · violence · to drink

  18. 18

    וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם

    and way of · righteous · like/as light of · brightness · walking · and shining · until · being established · the day

  19. 19

    דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ

    way of · wicked · like/as the darkness · not · to know · in/at what · to stumble

  20. 20

    בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט אָזְנֶֽךָ

    son my · to/for words my · hear · to/for utterances my · stretch out · ear your

  21. 21

    אַל יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ

    not · to depart · from eyes your · keep them · in/at midst of · heart your

  22. 22

    כִּֽי חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא

    that · living things · they · to/for finding them · and to/for all of · flesh his · healing

  23. 23

    מִֽכָּל מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים

    from all of · guard · guard · heart your · that · from us · outgoings of · living things

  24. 24

    הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ

    turn aside · from you · crookedness of · mouth · and crookedness of · lips · be far · from you

  25. 25

    עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ

    eyes your · to/for opposite · to look · and eyelids your · to be right · before you

  26. 26

    פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ

    weigh · track of · foot your · and all of · ways your · to be established

  27. 27

    אַֽל תֵּט יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע

    not · to stretch out · right hand · and left · turn aside · foot your · from evil

    Septuagint runs longer here

About this chapter

  • 27 Verses
  • 201 Hebrew words
  • 121 Distinct lemmas

3 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 2 longer) — 4:5, 4:10, 4:27. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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