Berean Interlinear
Proverbs
Chapter 4
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
kî
For
For
nā·ṯat·tî
I give
I give
lā·ḵem
you
you
ṭō·wḇ
sound
sound
le·qaḥ
teaching ;
teaching ;
’al-
do not
do not
ta·‘ă·zō·ḇū
abandon
abandon
tō·w·rā·ṯî
my directive .
my directive .
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
way·yō·rê·nî
he taught
he taught
lî
me
me
way·yō·mer
and said ,
and said ,
lib·be·ḵā
“ Let your heart
“ Let your heart
yiṯ·māḵ-
lay hold
lay hold
də·ḇā·ray
of my words ;
of my words ;
šə·mōr
keep
keep
miṣ·wō·ṯay
my commands
my commands
weḥ·yêh
and you will live .
and you will live .
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
qə·nêh
Get
Get
ḥāḵ·māh
wisdom ,
wisdom ,
qə·nêh
get
get
ḇî·nāh
understanding ;
understanding ;
’al-
do not
do not
tiš·kaḥ
forget
forget
wə·’al-
. . .
. . .
mê·’im·rê-
my words
my words
p̄î
. . .
. . .
têṭ
or turn from them .
or turn from them .
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
’al-
Do not
Do not
ta·‘az·ḇe·hā
forsake [wisdom] ,
forsake [wisdom] ,
wə·ṯiš·mə·re·kā
and she will preserve you ;
and she will preserve you ;
’ĕ·hā·ḇe·hā
love her ,
love her ,
wə·ṯiṣ·ṣə·re·kā
and she will guard you .
and she will guard you .
Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
sal·sə·le·hā
Prize her ,
Prize her ,
ū·ṯə·rō·wm·me·kā
and she will exalt you ;
and she will exalt you ;
kî
if
if
ṯə·ḥab·bə·qen·nāh
you embrace her ,
you embrace her ,
tə·ḵab·bê·ḏə·ḵā
she will honor you .
she will honor you .
She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
tit·tên
She will set
She will set
liw·yaṯ-
a garland
a garland
ḥên
of grace
of grace
lə·rō·šə·ḵā
on your head ;
on your head ;
tə·mag·gə·ne·kā
she will present you
she will present you
‘ă·ṭe·reṯ
with a crown
with a crown
tip̄·’e·reṯ
of beauty . ”
of beauty . ”
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
hō·rê·ṯî·ḵā
I will guide you
I will guide you
bə·ḏe·reḵ
in the way
in the way
ḥāḵ·māh
of wisdom ;
of wisdom ;
hiḏ·raḵ·tî·ḵā
I will lead you
I will lead you
yō·šer
on straight
on straight
bə·ma‘·gə·lê-
paths .
paths .
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
bə·leḵ·tə·ḵā
When you walk ,
When you walk ,
ṣa·‘ă·ḏe·ḵā
your steps
your steps
lō-
will not
will not
yê·ṣar
be impeded ;
be impeded ;
wə·’im-
when
when
tā·rūṣ
you run ,
you run ,
lō
you will not
you will not
ṯik·kā·šêl
stumble .
stumble .
Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
ha·ḥă·zêq
Hold on
Hold on
bam·mū·sār
to instruction ;
to instruction ;
’al-
do not
do not
te·rep̄
let go .
let go .
niṣ·ṣə·re·hā
Guard it ,
Guard it ,
kî-
for
for
hî
it
it
ḥay·ye·ḵā
is your life .
is your life .
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
’al-
Do not
Do not
tā·ḇō
set foot
set foot
bə·’ō·raḥ
on the path
on the path
rə·šā·‘îm
of the wicked
of the wicked
wə·’al-
[or]
[or]
tə·’aš·šêr
walk
walk
bə·ḏe·reḵ
in the way
in the way
rā·‘îm
of evildoers .
of evildoers .
Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
pə·rā·‘ê·hū
Avoid it ;
Avoid it ;
’al-
do not
do not
ta·‘ă·ḇār-
travel
travel
bōw
on it .
on it .
śə·ṭêh
Turn
Turn
mê·‘ā·lāw
from it
from it
wa·‘ă·ḇō·wr
and pass on by .
and pass on by .
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
kî
For
For
lō
they cannot
they cannot
yiš·nū
sleep
sleep
’im-
unless
unless
lō
. . .
. . .
yā·rê·‘ū
they do evil ;
they do evil ;
wə·niḡ·zə·lāh
they are deprived
they are deprived
nā·ṯām
of slumber
of slumber
’im-
until
until
lō
. . .
. . .
yiḵ·šō·lū
they make someone fall .
they make someone fall .
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
de·reḵ
But the way
But the way
rə·šā·‘îm
of the wicked
of the wicked
kā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh
is like the darkest gloom ;
is like the darkest gloom ;
lō
they do not
they do not
yā·ḏə·‘ū
know
know
bam·meh
what
what
yik·kā·šê·lū
makes them stumble .
makes them stumble .
My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
bə·nî
My son ,
My son ,
haq·šî·ḇāh
pay attention
pay attention
liḏ·ḇā·ray
to my words ;
to my words ;
haṭ-
incline
incline
’ā·zə·ne·ḵā
your ear
your ear
la·’ă·mā·ray
to my sayings .
to my sayings .
Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
’al-
Do not
Do not
yal·lî·zū
lose
lose
mê·‘ê·ne·ḵā
sight of them ;
sight of them ;
mə·rêm
keep them
keep them
bə·ṯō·wḵ
within
within
lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā
your heart .
your heart .
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
kî-
For
For
hêm
they
they
ḥay·yîm
are life
are life
lə·mō·ṣə·’ê·hem
to those who find them ,
to those who find them ,
mar·pê
and health
and health
ū·lə·ḵāl-
to the whole
to the whole
bə·śā·rōw
body .
body .
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
nə·ṣōr
Guard
Guard
lib·be·ḵā
your heart
your heart
mik·kāl
with all
with all
miš·mār
diligence ,
diligence ,
kî-
for
for
mim·men·nū
from it
from it
tō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ
flow
flow
ḥay·yîm
springs of life .
springs of life .
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
hā·sêr
Put
Put
mim·mə·ḵā
away
away
‘iq·qə·šūṯ
deception
deception
peh
from your mouth ;
from your mouth ;
har·ḥêq
keep
keep
mim·me·kā
. . .
. . .
p̄ā·ṯa·yim
your lips
your lips
ū·lə·zūṯ
from perverse speech .
from perverse speech .
Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
‘ê·ne·ḵā
Let your eyes
Let your eyes
yab·bî·ṭū
look
look
lə·nō·ḵaḥ
forward ;
forward ;
wə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·ḵā
fix your gaze
fix your gaze
yay·ši·rū
straight
straight
neḡ·de·ḵā
ahead .
ahead .
Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
pal·lês
Make a level
Make a level
ma‘·gal
path
path
raḡ·le·ḵā
for your feet ,
for your feet ,
wə·ḵāl
and all
and all
də·rā·ḵe·ḵā
your ways
your ways
yik·kō·nū
will be sure .
will be sure .
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.