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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 4:4 - Keep
Proverbs 4:4 - He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He taught | H3384 | יָרָה |
[Verb] properly to flow as water (that {is} to rain); transitively to lay or throw (especially an {arrow} that {is} to shoot); figuratively to point out (as if by aiming the {finger}) to teach |
| me also and said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
| unto me Let thine heart | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
| retain | H8551 | תָּמַךְ |
[Verb] to sustain; by implication to {obtain} keep fast; figuratively to {help} follow close |
| my words | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
| keep | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| my commandments | H4687 | מִצְוָה |
[Noun Feminine] a {command} whether human or divine (collectively the Law) |
| and live | H2421 | חָיָה |
[Verb] to {live} whether literally or figuratively; causatively to revive |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.