📖 Proverbs — Chapter 4 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and Rattend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:2 For I give you Rgood doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Proverbs 4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, RLet thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 4:5 RGet wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: Rlove her, and she shall keep thee.
Proverbs 4:7 RWisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs 4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Proverbs 4:9 She shall Rgive to thine head an ornament of grace: Ta crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Proverbs 4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and Rthe years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs 4:11 I have Rtaught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs 4:12 When Rthou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Proverbs 4:13 RTake fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Proverbs 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 4:15 RAvoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Proverbs 4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Proverbs 4:17 RFor they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Proverbs 4:20 RMy son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 4:21 Let them not Rdepart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Proverbs 4:22 For they are Rlife unto those that find them, and Thealth to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:23 RKeep thy heart Twith all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:24 Put away from thee Ta froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Proverbs 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:26 RPonder the path of thy feet, and Tlet all thy ways be established.
Proverbs 4:27 RTurn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 4:1–9 — Treasure inherited instruction
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
A father recalls receiving teaching and urges his children to obtain wisdom. Wisdom is valued as a protecting and honoring gift.
Key Truth: Make wisdom a priority.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Hear, ye ____ , the instruction of a father, and attend to know …” (Proverbs 4:1)
Find it in Proverbs 4:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Get ____ , get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the …” (Proverbs 4:5)
Find it in Proverbs 4:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For I ____ you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.” (Proverbs 4:2)
Find it in Proverbs 4:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 4:10–18 — Choose the brighter path
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The contrasting paths warn against entering wicked ways. The just path grows brighter, inviting deliberate movement toward righteousness.
Key Truth: Refuse the path of wrongdoing.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Hear, O my ____ , and receive my sayings; and the years of thy …” (Proverbs 4:10)
Find it in Proverbs 4:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Enter not into the path of the ____ , and go not in the way of evil men.” (Proverbs 4:14)
Find it in Proverbs 4:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But the ____ of the just is as the shining light, that shineth …” (Proverbs 4:18)
Find it in Proverbs 4:18 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 4:19–27 — Guard heart, speech, and steps
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The heart is to be kept diligently because life flows from it. Mouth, eyes, and feet must be directed consistently toward good.
Key Truth: Guard the sources of your conduct.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The way of the ____ is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.” (Proverbs 4:19)
Find it in Proverbs 4:19 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Keep thy ____ with all diligence; for out of it are the issues …” (Proverbs 4:23)
Find it in Proverbs 4:23 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from ____ .” (Proverbs 4:27)
Find it in Proverbs 4:27 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 15:18 — Jesus connects speech with the heart.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What influence on your heart needs attention?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why does recalling earlier instruction matter to the father’s appeal?
2. How does loving wisdom develop into protection and honour?
3. What sequence describes resisting the wicked path?
4. How do just light and wicked darkness differ?
5. Why must heart and bodily conduct agree?
Notes
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