Proverbs 4:4

NETBible	he taught me, and he said to me: “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that¹ you will live.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 4:4	he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 4:4	Then he taught me and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and live;
NLT © biblegateway Pro 4:4	My father told me, "Take my words to heart. Follow my instructions and you will live.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 4:4	He would sit me down and drill me: "Take this to heart. Do what I tell you--live!
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 4:4	And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 4:4	he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 4:4	He also taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.
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KJV	He taught <03384> (8686) me also, and said <0559> (8799) unto me, Let thine heart <03820> retain <08551> (8799) my words <01697>_: keep <08104> (8798) my commandments <04687>_, and live <02421> (8798)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 4:4	Then he taught <03384> me and said <0559> to me, "Let your heart <03820> hold <08551> fast <08551> my words <01697> ; Keep <08104> my commandments <04687> and live <02421> ;
LXXM	oi <3739> R-NPM elegon <3004> V-IAI-3P kai <2532> CONJ edidaskon <1321> V-IAI-3P me <1473> P-AS ereidetw <2043> V-PAD-3S o <3588> T-NSM hmeterov <2251> A-NSM logov <3056> N-NSM eiv <1519> PREP shn <4674> A-ASF kardian <2588> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	he taught <03384> me, and he said <0559> to me: “Let your heart <03820> lay hold <08551> of my words <01697> ; keep <08104> my commands <04687> so that you will live <02421> .
HEBREW	hyxw <02421> ytwum <04687> rms <08104> Kbl <03820> yrbd <01697> Kmty <08551> yl <0> rmayw <0559> ynryw (4:4) <03384>


NETBible	he taught me, and he said to me: “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that¹ you will live.
NET Notes	¹tn The imperative with the vav expresses volitional sequence after the preceding imperative: “keep and then you will live,” meaning “keep so that you may live.”