4And he taught me, and said: Let thy heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.


In Context

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.

2 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.

3 For I also was my father's son, tender and as an only son in the sight of my mother:

4 And he taught me, and said: Let thy heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.

5 Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.

6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her, and she shall preserve thee.

Proverbs 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4He taught me, and said to me: |Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4He taught me also, and said to me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.