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Amuzgo de Guerrero
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Reina-Valera 1995
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La Biblia de las
Américas Français (fr)      Louis Segond      La Bible du Semeur Κοινη (grc)      1881 Westcott-Hort New
Testament      1550
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Mam, Central (mvc)      Mam, Central Mam, Todos Santos (mvj)      Mam de Todos Santos
Chuchumatán Plautdietsch (nds)
Reimer 2001 Náhuatl de Guerrero (ngu)      Náhuatl de Guerrero Nederlands (nl)      Het Boek Norsk (no)      Det
Norsk Bibelselskap 1930      Levande Bibeln Português (pt)      O Livro      João Ferreira de Almeida
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Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica

Proverbs 4 (New International Version)

Proverbs 4

Wisdom Is Supreme
1 Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction;

pay attention and gain understanding.

2 I give you sound
learning,
so do not forsake my
teaching.

3 When I was a boy
in my father's house,
still tender, and
an only child of my mother,

4 he taught me and
said,
"Lay hold of my words with all
your heart;
keep my commands and you
will live.

5 Get wisdom, get
understanding;
do not forget my words
or swerve from them.

6 Do not forsake
wisdom, and she will protect you;
love
her, and she will watch over you.

7 Wisdom is
supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though
it cost all you have, get
understanding.

8 Esteem her, and
she will exalt you;
embrace her, and
she will honor you.

9 She will set a
garland of grace on your head
and
present you with a crown of splendor."

10 Listen, my son,
accept what I say,
and the years of
your life will be many.

11 I guide you in
the way of wisdom
and lead you along
straight paths.

12 When you walk,
your steps will not be hampered;
when
you run, you will not stumble.

13 Hold on to
instruction, do not let it go;
guard it
well, for it is your life.

14 Do not set foot
on the path of the wicked
or walk in
the way of evil men.

15 Avoid it, do
not travel on it;
turn from it and go
on your way.

16 For they cannot
sleep till they do evil;
they are
robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.

17 They eat the
bread of wickedness
and drink the wine
of violence.

18 The path of the
righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,

shining ever brighter till the full
light of day.

19 But the way of
the wicked is like deep darkness;
they
do not know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, pay
attention to what I say;
listen closely
to my words.

21 Do not let them
out of your sight,
keep them within
your heart;

22 for they are
life to those who find them
and health
to a man's whole body.

23 Above all else,
guard your heart,
for it is the
wellspring of life.

24 Put away
perversity from your mouth;
keep
corrupt talk far from your lips.

25 Let your eyes
look straight ahead,
fix your gaze
directly before you.

26 Make level paths for
your feet
and take only ways that are
firm.

27 Do not swerve
to the right or the left;
keep your
foot from evil.

Footnotes:

Proverbs
4:7 Or Whatever else you get

Proverbs
4:26 Or Consider the

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