Proverbs 4:4

In 11 translations

BSB

he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And he directs me, and he says to me: “Let your heart retain my words, || Keep my commands, and live.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.

JPS

And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments, and live;

LXXE

who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:

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WLC

וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃

LXX-Br

Οἳ ἔλεγον καὶ ἐδίδασκόν με, ἐρειδέτω ὁ ἡμέτερος λόγος εἰς σὴν καρδίαν· φύλασσε ἐντολὰς,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
• Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
• John 12:50And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be…
• Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
• 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
• Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
• Hebrews 5:9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
• Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
• Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
• Leviticus 18:3–5You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs. You are to…
• Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
• 2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
• Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and…
• 1 Chronicles 22:11–16Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would. Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over…

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