Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life. New Living Translation Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life. English Standard Version Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. Berean Standard Bible Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. King James Bible Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. New King James Version Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life. New American Standard Bible Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. NASB 1995 Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. NASB 1977 Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. Legacy Standard Bible Seize discipline; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. Amplified Bible Take hold of instruction; [actively seek it, grip it firmly and] do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. Christian Standard Bible Hold on to instruction; don’t let go. Guard it, for it is your life. Holman Christian Standard Bible Hold on to instruction; don’t let go. Guard it, for it is your life. American Standard Version Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life. Contemporary English Version Hold firmly to my teaching and never let go. It will mean life for you. English Revised Version Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. GOD'S WORD® Translation Cling to discipline. Do not relax your grip on it. Keep it because it is your life. Good News Translation Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life--guard it well. International Standard Version Hold on to instruction, do not let it go! Guard wisdom, because she is your life! Majority Standard Bible Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. NET Bible Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life. New Heart English Bible Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is your life. Webster's Bible Translation Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. World English Bible Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLay hold on instruction, do not desist, "" Keep her, for she [is] your life. Young's Literal Translation Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she is thy life. Smith's Literal Translation Lay hold upon instruction, thou shalt not let go: guard her for she is thy life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTake hold on instruction, leave it not: keep it, because it is thy life. Catholic Public Domain Version Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life. New American Bible Hold fast to instruction, never let it go; keep it, for it is your life. New Revised Standard Version Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTake fast hold of my instruction, and do not forsake her; keep her, for she is your life. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Hold my instruction fast and do not forsake her; keep her because she is your life. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life. Brenton Septuagint Translation Take hold of my instruction; let it not go, - but keep it for thyself for thy life. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Instruction…12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble. 13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. 14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.… Cross References Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. Proverbs 6:20-23 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. / Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. / When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. ... Proverbs 7:1-3 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. / Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 8:33-36 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. / Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. / For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. ... Proverbs 10:17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray. Proverbs 13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly. Proverbs 19:20 Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days. Proverbs 22:17-19 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— / for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips. / So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you. Proverbs 23:23 Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ... Deuteronomy 32:46-47 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law. / For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word. / With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments. / I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. Treasury of Scripture Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life. take Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. let Genesis 32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Song of Solomon 3:4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. Luke 24:27-29 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself… she Proverbs 3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Deuteronomy 32:47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Jump to Previous Desist Fast Firm Guard Hands Hold Instruction LifeJump to Next Desist Fast Firm Guard Hands Hold Instruction LifeProverbs 4 1. persuades to wisdom14. and to show wickedness 20. He exhorts to sanctification Hold on to instruction The Hebrew word for "instruction" here is "mûsār," which encompasses discipline, correction, and teaching. In the ancient Near Eastern context, instruction was not merely academic but a holistic approach to living a life aligned with divine wisdom. The phrase "hold on" suggests a firm, unwavering grip, indicating the importance of actively maintaining and valuing the teachings of wisdom. This is a call to prioritize divine guidance above all else, recognizing it as a vital component of a righteous life. do not let go Guard it for it is your life Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hold onהַחֲזֵ֣ק (ha·ḥă·zêq) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer to instruction; בַּמּוּסָ֣ר (bam·mū·sār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not let go. תֶּ֑רֶף (te·rep̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 7503: Sink, relax Guard it, נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ (niṣ·ṣə·re·hā) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it הִ֥יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is your life. חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ (ḥay·ye·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Proverbs 4:13 NIVProverbs 4:13 NLT Proverbs 4:13 ESV Proverbs 4:13 NASB Proverbs 4:13 KJV Proverbs 4:13 BibleApps.com Proverbs 4:13 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 4:13 Chinese Bible Proverbs 4:13 French Bible Proverbs 4:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 4:13 Take firm hold of instruction (Prov. 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