proverbs_4:4
Proverbs 4:4
| Hebrew |
וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… שְׁמֹ֖רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה |
| ESV |
he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
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| NIV |
he taught me and said, “Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
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| NLT |
My father taught me, “Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live.
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| LXX |
οἳ ἔλεγον καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐδίδασκόν με ἐρειδέτω ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἡμέτερος λόγοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος Meaning * A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω. λόγος in Greek Thought Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.… εἰς σὴν καρδίαν |
| KJV |
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
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Proverbs 4:3 ← Proverbs 4:4 → Proverbs 4:5
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