Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

My son, do not let wisdom leave your sight. Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment,

New American Standard Bible

My son, let them not vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

King James Version

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Holman Bible

Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.

A Conservative Version

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

American Standard Version

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Amplified


My son, let them not escape from your sight,
But keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Bible in Basic English

My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

Darby Translation

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Julia Smith Translation

My son, they shall not depart from thine eyes: keep counsel and meditation:

King James 2000

My son, let not them depart from your eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Lexham Expanded Bible

My child, may they not escape from your {sight}; may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.

Modern King James verseion

My son, do not let them depart from your eyes; keep sound wisdom and judgment,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My son, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but keep my law and my counsel:

NET Bible

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

New Heart English Bible

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

The Emphasized Bible

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:

Webster

My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

World English Bible

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Youngs Literal Translation

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לוּז 
Luwz 
Usage: 6

תּשׁיּה תּוּשׁיּה 
Tuwshiyah 
Usage: 11

Verse Info

Context Readings

Role Of Wisdom In Creation And Society

20 By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew. 21 My son, do not let wisdom leave your sight. Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment, 22 and they will be life to you and a graceful ornament for your neck.



Cross References

Proverbs 4:21

Do not let them out of your sight; keep them within your heart.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only guard yourselves carefully so you won't forget the things that you saw and let them slip from your mind for the rest of your life. Tell them to your children and to your grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

Let these words that I'm commanding you today be always on your heart.

Deuteronomy 32:46-47

he told them, "Take to heart my entire testimony against you today. Command your children to observe carefully every word of this Law,

Joshua 1:8

This set of instructions is not to cease being a part of your conversations. Meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to carry out everything that's written in it, for then you'll prosper and succeed.

Proverbs 2:7

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who walk in integrity

Proverbs 3:1-3

My son, don't forget my instruction, and keep my commandments carefully in mind.

John 8:31

So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

John 15:6-7

Unless a person abides in me, he is thrown away like a pruned branch and dries up. People gather such branches, throw them into a fire, and they are burned up.

Hebrews 2:1-3

For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

1 John 2:24

What you have heard from the beginning must abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you will also abide in the Son and in the Father.

1 John 2:27

The anointing you received from God abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you this. Instead, because God's anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not a lie, abide in him, as he taught you to do.

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