Verse List for PROV 4:4

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OET (OET-RV) then he taught me and told me, ⇔ “Remember what I have told you. ⇔ ≈ Follow my instructions and live.

OET-LV And_he_taught _me and_he/it _said to_me let _it _hold _fast _to words/messages _of_my heart _of_your keep commands _of_my and_live.

ULT then he taught me and said to me, ⇔ “Let your heart grasp my words; ⇔ keep my commandments and live!

UST During that time, my father taught me. He told me, ⇔  “Remember what I have told you! ⇔  Do what I have commanded you, so that you will keep on living!

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

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

NET he taught me, and he said to me: ⇔ “Let your heart lay hold of my words; ⇔ keep my commands so that you will live.

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

FBV he was the one who taught me. He told me, “Pay attention to the words I say and keep them in mind; do what I tell you and you will live.

T4T my father told me, “Remember my words; ⇔ if you obey my commandments, ⇔  you will live a long time.

LEB • he taught me and said to me,
• “May your heart hold fast to my words;
• guard my commandments and live.

BBE And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

Moff he taught me and told me this: ⇔  “Keep in mind what I say, ⇔ do what I bid you, and you shall live,

JPS And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast 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;

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

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

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

RV And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live:
(And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine/your heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live:)

SLT And he taught me, and he will say to me, Thy heart shall hold fast my words: watch my commands and live.

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

KJB-1769 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
(He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine/your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.)

KJB-1611 He taught me also, and said vnto me, Let thine heart reteine my wordes: keepe my commandements, and liue.
(He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine/your heart reteine my words: keep my commandments, and live.)

Bshps He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.
(He taught me also and said unto me, let thine/your heart receive my words, keep my commandments and thou/you shalt/shall live.)

Gnva When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.
(When he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine/your heart hold fast my words: keep my commandments, and thou/you shalt/shall live.)

Cvdl he taught me also, sayenge: let thine herte receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt lyue.
(he taught me also, saying: let thine/your heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou/you shalt/shall live.)

Wycl And my fadir tauyte me, and seide, Thin herte resseyue my wordis; kepe thou myn heestis, and thou schalt lyue.
(And my father taught me, and said, Thin heart receive my words; keep thou/you mine commands, and thou/you shalt/shall live.)

Luth und er lehrete mich und sprach: Laß dein Herz meine Worte aufnehmen; halte meine Gebote, so wirst du leben.
(and he taught me and spoke: Let your(s) heart my words to_record/ingest; hold/stop my commandments/commands, so will you(sg) life.)

ClVg Et docebat me, atque dicebat: Suscipiat verba mea cor tuum; custodi præcepta mea, et vives.[fn]
(And taught me, and_yet he_said: Suscipiat words my heart your(sg); keep commands(n) my, and vives.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּרֵ֗⁠נִי וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗⁠י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥⁠י לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣⁠י וֶֽ⁠חְיֵֽה׃ ‡

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

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