Proverbs 4:21
ContextNET © | Do not let them depart 1 from your sight, guard 2 them within your heart; 3 |
NIV © | Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; |
NASB © | Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. |
NLT © | Don’t lose sight of my words. Let them penetrate deep within your heart, |
MSG © | Keep my message in plain view at all times. Concentrate! Learn it by heart! |
BBE © | Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart. |
NRSV © | Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. |
NKJV © | Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; |
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NET © | Do not let them depart 1 from your sight, guard 2 them within your heart; 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The Hiphil form יַלִּיזוּ (yallizu) follows the Aramaic with gemination. The verb means “to turn aside; to depart” (intransitive Hiphil or inner causative). 2 tn Or “keep” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV and many others). 3 sn The words “eyes” and “heart” are metonymies of subject representing the faculties of each. Cf. CEV “think about it all.” |