Proverbs 4

“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” Naming Hear keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.” The line’s distinctive content terms include commandments, heart, keep. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.” Naming Get keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Naming Wisdom keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.” The line’s distinctive content terms include paths, right, taught. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.” Naming Take keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” Naming Enter keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” Naming Avoid keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” The line’s distinctive content terms include just, light, path. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.” The line’s distinctive content terms include darkness, know, stumble. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.” The line’s distinctive content terms include attend, incline, sayings. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.” The line’s distinctive content terms include depart, eyes, heart. Its relationship to verses 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Naming Keep keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.” Naming Put keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.” The line’s distinctive content terms include look, eyelids, eyes. Its relationship to verses 24 and 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” Naming Ponder keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” Naming Turn keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.