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You donât want to squander your wonderful life, to waste your precious life among the hardhearted. Library. I donât want you ending up in blind alleys. 12-15 Riffraff and rascals talk out of both sides of their mouths.They wink at each other, they shuffle their feet, they cross their fingers behind their backs.Their perverse minds are always cooking up something nasty, always stirring up trouble.Catastrophe is just around the corner for them, a total smashup, their lives ruined beyond repair. Arriving at the corner of the street where she lived. Proverbs 4:7 Parallel Verses [â See commentary â] Proverbs 4:7, NIV: "The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.Though it cost all you have, get understanding." I havenât one blessed thing to show for my life!â. Walking the streets, loitering in the mall, âIâve got all the makings for a feastâ. Do what I tell you—live!Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Read verse in King James Version Keep my message in plain view at all times. Donât talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding!Throw your arms around herâbelieve me, you wonât regret it; never let her goâsheâll make your life glorious.Sheâll garland your life with grace, sheâll festoon your days with beauty.â. Her manner is beautiful, her life wonderfully complete. (the verse is omitted by the Vatican LXX. Paul writes, âLetâs just go ahead and be what we were made to beâ (Romans 12:6 MSG). 'Kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.' and now find yourself shivering out in the cold. Iâve spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed. Proverbs 4:7 When I was a boy at my fatherâs knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: âTake this to heart. Proverbs 4:17. i. e., Bread and wine gained by unjust deeds. Proverbs 4:7 - The Message. Don’t forget one word! Do what I tell youâlive! when you wake up, theyâll tell you whatâs next. And whatever else you do, get good judgment. Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Proverbs 4:7-8. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? Never take her love for granted!Why would you trade enduring intimacies for cheap thrills with a whore? 20-23 Good friend, follow your fatherâs good advice; donât wander off from your motherâs teachings.Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck.Wherever you walk, theyâll guide you; whenever you rest, theyâll guard you; when you wake up, theyâll tell you whatâs next.For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path. Nothing you say or pay will make it all right; neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him. Forage for Understanding! An honest life shows respect for GOD; a degenerate life is a slap in his face. Then youâll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep you out of trouble. Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Proverbs 4:8 Throw your arms around her - believe me, you won't regret it; never let her go - she'll make your life glorious. Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding!Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it; never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious.She’ll garland your life with grace, she’ll festoon your days with beauty.”, Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Guard it wellâyour life is at stake! Do what I tell you—live! Throw your arms around herâbelieve me, you wonât regret it; never let her goâsheâll make your life glorious. Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life; Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Proverbs 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal: Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. Saying, âOh, why didnât I do what they told me? from the seductive talk of some temptress. Then he taught me, and he said to me, âTake hold of my words with all your heart; keep my ⦠5 1-2 Dear friend, pay close attention to this, my wisdom; listen very closely to the way I see it.Then youâll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep you out of trouble. a total smashup, their lives ruined beyond repair. Proverbs 4:7 The Message Bible << Proverbs 3 | Proverbs 4 | Proverbs 5 >> 7 Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! A fearful stage of debasement. Chapter Parallel. Their perverse minds are always cooking up something nasty. 24-35 Theyâll protect you from wanton women, from the seductive talk of some temptress.Donât lustfully fantasize on her beauty, nor be taken in by her bedroom eyes.You can buy an hour with a whore for a loaf of bread, but a wanton woman may well eat you alive.Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn your pants?Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters?Itâs the same when you have sex with your neighborâs wife: Touch her and youâll pay for it. In all you get, get understanding. The Message, Large Print Premium Leather, Black, Message Slimline Bible--soft leather-look, brown/pink, The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, teal, The Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible (NKJV/ESV/NLT/, The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, navy. A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there. PROVERBS #1: WISDOM FOR DAILY LIVING OPENING SCRIPTURE: âGetting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! Itâs true. The words of the wicked kill; the speech of the upright saves. 7-14 So, my friend, listen closely; donât treat my words casually. A Way That Leads to Hell - Lady Wisdom builds a lovely home; Sir Fool comes along and tears it down brick by brick. Donât deviate an inch!Never walk away from Wisdomâshe guards your life; love herâshe keeps her eye on you.Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! 21-23 Mark well that God doesnât miss a move you make; heâs aware of every step you take.The shadow of your sin will overtake you; youâll find yourself stumbling all over yourself in the dark.Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end. Iâm writing out clear directions to Wisdom Way. sheâd been lying in wait for him, dressed to seduce him. Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Proverbs 4:16. Youâre in that manâs clutches! Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end. A fearful stage of debasement. “Take this to heart. 6 1-5 Dear friend, if youâve gone into hock with your neighbor or locked yourself into a deal with a stranger,If youâve impulsively promised the shirt off your back and now find yourself shivering out in the cold,Friend, donât waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess. Lovely as an angel, beautiful as a roseâ. If you prize wisdom, she will exalt you. 1 Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may [] gain understanding, 2 For I give you [] sound teaching; Do not abandon my [] instruction. Concentrate! Compare Amos 2:8. a pain in your gut, a wound in your heart. Do what I tell youâlive! Itâs the same when you have sex with your neighborâs wife: Touch her and youâll pay for it. the longer they live, the brighter they shine. But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darkerâ. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Donât fool around with a woman like that; donât even stroll through her neighborhood. You can buy an hour with a whore for a loaf of bread. Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life. Enjoy the wife you married as a young man!Lovely as an angel, beautiful as a roseâ donât ever quit taking delight in her body. Forage for Understanding! for dalliance with a promiscuous stranger? unless theyâve made life miserable for somebody. Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! 7 1-5 Dear friend, do what I tell you; treasure my careful instructions.Do what I say and youâll live well. 20-22 Dear friend, listen well to my words; tune your ears to my voice.Keep my message in plain view at all times. My husbandâs not home; heâs away on business. - Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. donât ever quit taking delight in her body. Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Keeping and Kept 'Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.' If you have to reinvent yourself to keep somebody happy, youâre in the wrong relationship. 6-12 As I stood at the window of my house looking out through the shutters,Watching the mindless crowd stroll by, I spotted a young man without any senseArriving at the corner of the street where she lived, then turning up the path to her house.It was dusk, the evening coming on, the darkness thickening into night.Just then, a woman met himâ sheâd been lying in wait for him, dressed to seduce him.Brazen and brash she was, restless and roaming, never at home,Walking the streets, loitering in the mall, hanging out at every corner in town. Proverbs 4:7 - La Biblia de las Americas. and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Proverbs 4:7, KJV: "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Catastrophe is just around the corner for them. The former of these texts imposes a stringent duty, the latter promises divine help to perform it. A fearful stage of debasement. Proverbs 21:6 NIV; Proverbs 4:7 NIV; Is it Godâs plan? Sin is the condition without which there can be no repose. 16-17 Evil people are restless unless theyâre making trouble;They canât get a good nightâs sleep unless theyâve made life miserable for somebody.Perversity is their food and drink, violence their drug of choice. Why should you allow strangers to take advantage of you? Proverbs 3:6 MSG. No excuses.Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal;When heâs caught he has to pay it back, even if he has to put his whole house in hock.Adultery is a brainless act, soul-destroying, self-destructive;Expect a bloody nose, a black eye, and a reputation ruined for good.For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband; wild for revenge, he wonât make allowances.Nothing you say or pay will make it all right; neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him. A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones. Read verse in The Message Bible not knowing that its flying life is over. to waste your precious life among the hardhearted. Cross references: travelers canât see a thing; they fall flat on their faces. Compare Amos 2:8. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two.Nobody has to tell it what to do. No excuses. Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Proverbs 4:7 American Standard Ver Bible in Basic English Darbyâs Translation English Standard Version King James Version New American Standard New International Ver New King James Ver New Living Translation New Revised Standard Ver Revised Standard Ver The Message Bible World English Bible Youngâs Literal Menu. The older versions, such as the Alexandrian LXX. Of the terminally ill, Proverbs 4:3-9-3-9 The Message (MSG) When I was a boy at my fatherâs knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: âTake this to heart. 13-20 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, boldly took his arm and said,âIâve got all the makings for a feastâ today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid,So now Iâve come to find you, hoping to catch sight of your faceâand here you are!Iâve spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed, colorful imported linens.My bed is aromatic with spices and exotic fragrances.Come, letâs make love all night, spend the night in ecstatic lovemaking!My husbandâs not home; heâs away on business, and he wonât be back for a month.â. Enjoy the wife you married as a young man! She is thy life - Another parallel between personified Wisdom in this book and the Incarnate Wisdom in John 1:4. Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache Of the terminally ill, for whom life is a living death. even if he has to put his whole house in hock. 4-7 âLeaders canât afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer, Lest, hung over, they donât know right from wrong, and the people who depend on them are hurt. The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. sit up and take notice so youâll know how to live. Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Donât forget one word! 18-19 The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine.But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darkerâ travelers canât see a thing; they fall flat on their faces. Friend, donât waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess. Hold tight to good advice; donât relax your grip. today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid. Proverbs 4:7: The beginning of wisdom is this: GetOr "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get" wisdom. Lo principal es la sabidurìa; adquiere sabidurìa, y con todo lo que obtengas adquiere inteligencia. Don’t deviate an inch! Proverbs 4:7 King James Version (KJV). hoping to catch sight of your faceâand here you are! Verse 7. Why be exploited by those who care nothing for you?You donât want to end your life full of regrets, nothing but sin and bones,Saying, âOh, why didnât I do what they told me? For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband; wild for revenge, he wonât make allowances. about who she is or where sheâs going. Proverbs 4:7 Parallel Commentaries. Why be exploited by those who care nothing for you? Close << Proverbs 3 | Proverbs 4 | Proverbs 5 >> 7 Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Donât lustfully fantasize on her beauty. Proverbs 4:12. Stay clear of it; give it a wide berth. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc. Hold tight to good advice; donât relax your grip. for dalliance with a promiscuous stranger? 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