4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 
4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 

4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 
4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 

4:3 For I was my father's son, tender and only {beloved} in the sight of my mother. 
4:3 For I was my father's son, tender and only {beloved} in the sight of my mother. 

4:4 He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 
4:4 He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 

4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 
4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 

4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 
4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 

4:7 Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 
4:7 Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 

4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. 
4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 

4:9 She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 
4:9 She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 

4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 
4:10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 

4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 
4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 

4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 
4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be hindered; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 

4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let {her} not go: keep her; for she {is} thy life. 
4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let {her} not go: keep her; for she {is} thy life. 

4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil {men}. 
4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil {men}. 

4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 
4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 

4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall. 
4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall. 

4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 
4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 

4:18 But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect day. 
4:18 But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect day. 

4:19 The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. 
4:19 The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. 

4:20 My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to my sayings. 
4:20 My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to my sayings. 

4:21 Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. 
4:21 Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. 

4:22 For they {are} life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 
4:22 For they {are} life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 

4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it {are} the issues of life. 
4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it {are} the issues of life. 

4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 
4:24 Put away from thee a perverse mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 

4:25 Let thy eyes look right on, and let thy eyelids look straight before thee. 
4:25 Let thy eyes look right on, and let thy eyelids look straight before thee. 

4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 
4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 

4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. 
4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.