PRO 4:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οἳ ἔλεγον καὶ ἐδίδασκόν με, ἐρειδέτω ὁ ἡμέτερος λόγος εἰς σὴν καρδίαν· φύλασσε ἐντολὰς,
(Hoi elegon kai edidaskon me, ereidetō ho haʸmeteros logos eis saʸn kardian; fulasse entolas, )

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

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

OEB he used to say, as he taught me,
⇔ ‘Hold fast my words in your mind.
⇔ Keep my commandments and live.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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 • “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 No Moff PRO book available

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:

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 [fn]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 liue.)

4:4 1. Chron. 28.9.

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 liue.)

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 woordes: keep my commandments, and thou/you shalt liue. )

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

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 heestis, and thou/you shalt lyue.)

Luth und er lehrete mich und sprach: Laß dein Herz meine Worte aufnehmen; halte meine Gebote, so wirst du leben.
(and he lehrete me and spoke: Let your heart my words aufnehmen; halte my Gebote, so will you life.)

ClVg Et docebat me, atque dicebat: Suscipiat verba mea cor tuum; custodi præcepta mea, et vives.[fn]
(And docebat me, atque dicebat: Suscipiat words mea heart tuum; custodi præcepta mea, and vives. )

4.4 Suscipiat, etc. Hujusmodi monita Salomoni a David patre data: qui Verba dierum relegit, invenit.

4.4 Suscipiat, etc. Huyusmodi monita Salomoni from David patre data: who Verba dierum relegit, invenit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּרֵ֗⁠נִי

and,taught,me

Here, he refers to Solomon’s father. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly, as in the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ

heart,your

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִֽתְמָךְ & לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ

hold_fast & heart,your

Here Solomon speaks of remembering words as if the heart were holding on tightly to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Let your heart remember”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְּבָרַ֥⁠י

words,my

See how you translated the similar use of my words in 1:23.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִצְוֺתַ֣⁠י

commandments,my

See how you translated the abstract noun commandments in 2:1.

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וֶֽ⁠חְיֵֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,taught,me and=he/it_said to=me hold_fast words,my heart,your keep commandments,my and,live )

Here, and introduces the result of obeying the command stated in the previous phrase. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate result. You may need to start a new sentence. Alternate translation: “and it will result in you living”

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