Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he taught me, and he will say to me, Thy heart shall hold fast my words: watch my commands and live.
New American Standard Bible
“Let your heart
King James Version
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Holman Bible
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.
International Standard Version
he taught me and told me, "Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say; keep my commandments and live!
A Conservative Version
And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
American Standard Version
And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
Amplified
He taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live.
Bible in Basic English
And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
Darby Translation
And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.
King James 2000
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Lexham Expanded Bible
he taught me and said to me, "May your heart hold fast [to] my words; guard my commandments and live.
Modern King James verseion
He also taught me, and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments and live.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
he taught me also, saying, "Let thine heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.
NET Bible
he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.
New Heart English Bible
He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
The Emphasized Bible
So he taught me, and said to me - Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
Webster
He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
World English Bible
He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Interlinear
Yarah
Leb
Shamar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:4
Prayers for Proverbs 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Father's Wisdom
3 For I was son to my father; tender and only before the face of my mother. 4 And he taught me, and he will say to me, Thy heart shall hold fast my words: watch my commands and live. 5 Obtain wisdom, obtain understanding: thou shalt not forget, and thou shalt not decline from the words of my mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:2
Watch my commands, and live; and my law as the pupil of thine eyes.
Ephesians 6:4
And, fathers, be not angry with your children: but bring them up in the instruction and reminding of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, O Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul: for Jehovah searched all hearts, and he understands every formation of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him he will be found to thee, and if thou wilt forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.
Proverbs 3:1
My son, thou shalt not forget my law, and thy heart shall guard my commands:
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to me, and hear, and your soul shall live; and I will cut out with you an eternal covenant, the sure mercies of David.
Genesis 18:19
For I know him, for that he will command his sons and his house after him; and they watched the way of Jehovah to do justice and judgment, for Jehovah to bring upon Abraham what he spake to him.
Leviticus 18:3-5
According to the doings of the land of Egypt where ye dwelt in it, ye shall not do: and according to the doings of the land of Canaan where I brought you there, ye shall not do: and in their laws ye shall not go.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only watch to thyself and watch thy soul greatly, lest thou. shalt forget the words which thine eyes saw, and lest they shall remove from thy heart all the days of thy life: and make them known to thy sons and to the sons of thy sons.
Deuteronomy 6:6
And these words which I command thee to do shall be upon thy heart;
1 Chronicles 22:11-16
Now, my son, Jehovah will be with thee; and prosper thou and build the house of Jehovah thy God as he spake concerning thee.
Psalm 119:11
In my heart I hid thy sayings, so that I shall not sin to thee.
Proverbs 22:6
Straiten to a youth upon the mouth of his way, also when he shall grow old he will not depart from it.
John 12:50
And I know that his command is life eternal: therefore what I speak, as the Father said to me, so I speak.
2 Timothy 1:5
Receiving the report of unfeigned faith in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
2 Timothy 3:15
And that from infancy thou hast known the holy letters, able to render thee wise to salvation by faith which in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 5:9
And being perfected, he became to all them lending a willing ear to him the origin of eternal salvation