Proverbs 4:25
ContextNET © | Let your eyes look directly 1 in front of you and let your gaze 2 look straight before you. |
NIV © | Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. |
NASB © | Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. |
NLT © | Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. |
MSG © | Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. |
BBE © | Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you. |
NRSV © | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
NKJV © | Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. |
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NET © | Let your eyes look directly 1 in front of you and let your gaze 2 look straight before you. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The jussives in this verse are both Hiphil, the first from the verb “to gaze; to look intently [or, carefully],” (נָבַט, navat) and the second from the verb “to be smooth, straight” (יָשָׁר, yashar). 2 tn Heb “your eyelids.” The term “eyelids” is often a poetic synonym for “eye” (it is a metonymy of adjunct, something connected with the eye put for the eye that sees); it may intensify the idea as one might squint to gain a clearer look. |