Proverbs 4:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

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

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

Hebrew
he taught
וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי (way·yō·rê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach

me and said,
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Let your heart
לִבֶּ֑ךָ (lib·be·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

lay hold
יִֽתְמָךְ־ (yiṯ·māḵ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close

of my words;
דְּבָרַ֥י (də·ḇā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

keep
שְׁמֹ֖ר (šə·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

my commandments
מִצְוֺתַ֣י (miṣ·wō·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

and you will live.
וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃ (weḥ·yêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
OpenBible.com


Proverbs 4:3
Top of Page
Top of Page