Proverbs 4 – Studienbibel

1 Hear8085, ye children1121, the instruction4148 of a father1, and attend7181 to know3045 understanding998. 2 For I give5414 you good2896 doctrine3948, forsake5800 ye not my law8451. 3 For I was my father's1 son1121, tender7390 and only3173 beloved in the sight6440 of my mother517. 4 He taught3384 me also, and said559 unto me, Let thine heart3820 retain8551 my words1697: keep8104 my commandments4687, and live2421. 5 Get7069 wisdom2451, get7069 understanding998: forget7911 it not; neither decline5186 from the words561 of my mouth6310. 6 Forsake5800 her not, and she shall preserve8104 thee: love157 her, and she shall keep5341 thee. 7 Wisdom2451 is the principal thing7225; therefore get7069 wisdom2451: and with all thy getting7075 get understanding998. 8 Exalt5549 her, and she shall promote7311 thee: she shall bring thee to honour3513, when thou dost embrace2263 her. 9 She shall give5414 to thine head7218 an ornament3880 of grace2580: a crown5850 of glory8597 shall she deliver4042 to thee.¹ 10 Hear8085, O my son1121, and receive3947 my sayings561; and the years8141 of thy life2416 shall be many7235. 11 I have taught3384 thee in the way1870 of wisdom2451; I have led1869 thee in right3476 paths4570. 12 When thou goest3212, thy steps6806 shall not be straitened3334; and when thou runnest7323, thou shalt not stumble3782. 13 Take fast hold2388 of instruction4148; let her not go7503: keep5341 her; for she is thy life2416.

14 Enter935 not into the path734 of the wicked7563, and go833 not in the way1870 of evil7451 men. 15 Avoid6544 it, pass5674 not by it, turn7847 from it, and pass away5674. 16 For they sleep3462 not, except they have done mischief7489; and their sleep8142 is taken away1497, unless they cause some to fall3782 3782. 17 For they eat3898 the bread3899 of wickedness7562, and drink8354 the wine3196 of violence2555. 18 But the path734 of the just6662 is as the shining5051 light216, that shineth215 more1980 and more unto the perfect3559 day3117. 19 The way1870 of the wicked7563 is as darkness653: they know3045 not at what they stumble3782.

20 My son1121, attend7181 to my words1697; incline5186 thine ear241 unto my sayings561. 21 Let them not depart3868 from thine eyes5869; keep8104 them in the midst8432 of thine heart3824. 22 For they are life2416 unto those that find4672 them, and health4832 to all their flesh1320.² 23 Keep5341 thy heart3820 with all diligence4929; for out of it are the issues8444 of life2416.³ 24 Put away5493 from thee a froward6143 mouth6310, and perverse3891 lips8193 put far7368 from thee.⁴ 25 Let thine eyes5869 look5027 right on5227, and let thine eyelids6079 look straight3474 before thee. 26 Ponder6424 the path4570 of thy feet7272, and let all thy ways1870 be established3559.⁵ [Heb 12,13] 27 Turn5186 not to the right hand3225 nor to the left8040: remove5493 thy foot7272 from evil7451.