Proverbs 4:19-25 in English

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

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

²² For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

²³ Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

²⁴ Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

¹⁹ But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:

²¹ that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in thine heart.

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

²³ Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

²⁴ Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.

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

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

²² For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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

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

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

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

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

²² For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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

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

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

¹⁹ But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my speech; and apply your ear to my words:

²¹ that your fountains may not fail you; keep them in your heart.

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

²³ Keep your heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

²⁴ Remove from you a froward mouth, and put far away from you unjust lips.

²⁵ Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids assent to just things.

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

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

²² For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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

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

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

¹⁹ But the behavior of wicked people is like deep/thick darkness. Because it is very dark, they cannot see the things that cause them to stumble.

²⁰ My son, pay attention to what I am saying. Listen to my words carefully.

²¹ Keep them close to you; let them penetrate your inner being,

²² because you will have PRS a good life and good health if you search for them and find them.

²³ It is very important that you be careful about what you think, because what you think controls MET the things that you do.

²⁴ Do not say anything that deceives others and never say what is not true.

²⁵ Keep looking straight ahead toward the events that are before you, and do not turn aside.

¹⁹ But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my speech; and apply your ear to my words:

²¹ that your fountains may not fail you; keep them in your heart.

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

²³ Keep your heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

²⁴ Remove from you a froward mouth, and put far away from you unjust lips.

²⁵ Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids assent to just things.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the centre of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

²⁰ My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

²² For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

²³ And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

²⁴ Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

²⁵ Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

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

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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

²² For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

²³ Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

²⁴ Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is darksome: they know not where they fall.

²⁰ My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thy eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart:

²² For they are life to those that find them, and health to all flesh.

²³ With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.

²⁴ Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.

²⁵ Let thy eyes look straight on, and let thy eyelids go before thy steps.

¹⁹ But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.

²⁰ My son, pay attention to what I tell you; listen to the words I'm saying.

²¹ Don't lose sight of them; think about them deeply,

²² for they are life to anyone who finds them, and make the whole body healthy.

²³ Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.

²⁴ Don't ever lie, and don't say anything dishonest.

²⁵ Focus on what's ahead of you; look at what's in front of you.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is as the darkenes: they knowe not wherein they shall fall.

²⁰ My sonne, hearken vnto my wordes, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes, but keepe them in the middes of thine heart.

²² For they are life vnto those that find them, and health vnto all their flesh.

²³ Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.

²⁴ Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.

²⁵ Let thine eyes beholde the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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

²² For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

²³ Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life.

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

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

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

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thine heart.

²² For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

²³ Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

²⁴ Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness: they know not against what they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words, unto my sayings incline thy ear.

²¹ Let them not slip away from thy eyes: guard them in the midst of thy heart.

²² For they are life unto every one of those that find them, and to all his body a healing.

²³ Above all that is to be guarded, keep thy heart, for out of it are the issues of life.

²⁴ Remove from thee frowardness of mouth; and perverseness of lips put away far from thee.

²⁵ Let thy eyes look right forward, and let thy eyelids see straight out before thee.

¹⁹ But the ways of the ungodly are dark; They know not how they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my speech; And apply thine ear to my words:

²¹ That thy fountains may not fail thee; Keep them in thine heart.

²² For they are life to those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

²³ Keep thy heart with the utmost care; For out of these are the issues of life.

²⁴ Remove from thee a froward mouth, And put far away from thee unjust lips.

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids assent to just things.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is as thick darkness; They know not at what they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear to my sayings;

²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart!

²² For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

²³ More than any thing which thou watchest, watch thy heart; For from it goeth forth life.

²⁴ Put away from thee a deceitful mouth, And remove far from thee perverse lips.

²⁵ Let thine eyes look straight forward, And thine eyelids be directed before thee.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness— they do not know what it is they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Do not let them turn away from your eyes; keep them in your heart.

²² For my words are life to those who find them and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart safe and guard it with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.

²⁴ Put crooked speech away from you and put corrupt talk far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the centre of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the centre of your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

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

¹⁹ The way of wicked men is dark; they know not where they shall fall.

²⁰ My son, hearken thou to my words; and bow down thine ears to my speeches.

²¹ Go not they away from thine eyes; keep thou them in the middle of thine heart.

²² For those be life to men finding those, and health of all flesh.

²³ With all keeping keep thine heart, for life cometh forth of it.

²⁴ Remove thou a shrewd mouth from thee; and backbiting lips be far from thee.

²⁵ Thine eyes see rightful or right things; and thine eyelids go before thy steps.

¹⁹ The way of wicked men is dark (or The way of the wicked is dark); they know not where, (or when), they shall fall.

²⁰ My son, hearken thou (to) my words; and bow down thine ears to my speeches.

²¹ Go not they away from thine eyes (or Let them not go away from thine eyes); keep thou them in the middle of thine heart.

²² For those be life to men finding those, and health of all flesh. (For they be life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.)

²³ With all (safe) keeping keep thine heart (safe), for life cometh forth of it (or for life cometh forth from it).

²⁴ Remove thou a shrewd mouth from thee (or Do not thou speak depraved things); and backbiting lips be far from thee.

²⁵ Thine eyes see rightful things; and thine eyelids go before thy steps.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

²⁰ My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

²¹ Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.

²² For life they are to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.

²³ Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it are the outgoings of life.

²⁴ Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

²⁵ Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.