O panorama
Provérbios 4 abre com “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”, muda perto do versículo 14 com “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” e termina com “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Provérbios · Versão King James · 27Provérbios 4:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know…
Provérbios 4:1–7 abre com “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” e chega a “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Provérbios sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” Nomear Hear mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Provérbios 4:1-7
Versão King James1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Provérbios 4:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour…
Provérbios 4:8–14 abre com “Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace…” e chega a “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Provérbios sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Provérbios 4:8-14
Versão King James8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Provérbios 4:15-21
Versículos 15–21: Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Provérbios 4:15–21 abre com “Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” e chega a “Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Provérbios sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” Nomear Avoid mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Provérbios 4:15-21
Versão King James15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Provérbios 4:22-27
Versículos 22–27: For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their…
Provérbios 4:22–27 abre com “For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” e chega a “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Provérbios sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Provérbios 4:22-27
Versão King James22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Proverbs 4:1 começa com “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Proverbs 4:18 forma uma mudança natural: “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
A nota final
Proverbs 4:27 deixa o leitor com “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras keep, life, wisdom, heart, path, right ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.