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Proverbs 4

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4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 4:4. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 61
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃

9 word entries
וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb hiphil sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3384
Occurrences
20
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
לִ֗י
Lemma
l
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Occurrences
4413
יִֽתְמָךְ
Lemma
8551
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal jussive 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H8551
Occurrences
16
דְּבָרַ֥י
Lemma
1697
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
866
לִבֶּ֑ךָ
Lemma
3820 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3820
Occurrences
463
שְׁמֹ֖ר
Lemma
8104
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H8104
Occurrences
281
מִצְוֺתַ֣י
Lemma
4687
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine plural construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4687
Occurrences
115
וֶֽחְיֵֽה
Lemma
c/2421
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H2421
Occurrences
102
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Οἳ ἔλεγον καὶ ἐδίδασκόν με, ἐρειδέτω ὁ ἡμέτερος λόγος εἰς σὴν καρδίαν· φύλασσε ἐντολὰς,

14 word entries
Οἳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅς
Transliteration
hoi
Morphology
relative pronoun, nominative masculine plural
Gloss
who, which
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Definition
Relative pronoun who, which, that.
Occurrences
4123
ἔλεγον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
elegon
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
21
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἐδίδασκόν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
edidaskon
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
με
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
ἐρειδέτω
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
ereideto
Morphology
1st singular verb or contracted noun/adjective form depending on context
Gloss
I ...
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ἡμέτερος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
emeteros
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
λόγος
Status
Machine-aligned lexicon entry
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Aligned to an existing lexicon entry but not manually reviewed for this LXX verse.
Note
Machine-aligned to an existing lexicon entry. Verify against the source before treating as hand-curated.
Transliteration
logos
Morphology
noun
Gloss
Word
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
1103
εἰς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
εἰς
Transliteration
eis
Morphology
preposition with accusative
Gloss
into, to, for
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the accusative.
Occurrences
6787
σὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Lemma
σὴν
Transliteration
sen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
20
καρδίαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kardia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
heart
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Heart, inner life, mind, or will.
Occurrences
867
φύλασσε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
phylasse
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular pattern
Gloss
he/she ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
6
ἐντολὰς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
entolas
Morphology
noun, feminine accusative plural
Gloss
commandments
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Command, commandment, instruction, or charge.
Occurrences
129
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܠܦܢܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܬܬܚܝܠ ܡܠܬܝ ܒܠܒܟ ܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܚܝܝ ܘܢܡܘܣܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ

13 word entries
ܘܐܠܦܢܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'lpny
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܘܐܡܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1697
ܠܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܝ
Transliteration
ly
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
865
ܬܬܚܝܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tthyl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܡܠܬܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mlty
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
10
ܒܠܒܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
blbk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
18
ܛܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܛܪ
Transliteration
tr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
22
ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
pwqdny
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
16
ܘܚܝܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
whyy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
ܘܢܡܘܣܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wnmwsy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
5
ܐܝܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܝܟ
Transliteration
'yk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2051
ܒܒܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bbt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
10
ܕܥܝܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'yn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
12
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וְאַלְפַנִי וַאֲמַר לִי (יְיָ) יְקַמֵט מִלַי לִבָּךְ נְטַר פִּקוּדַי וֶחְיֵה׃

10 word entries
וְאַלְפַנִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'lpny
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
5
וַאֲמַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal root אמר, speech/action form
Gloss
and said, spoke
Occurrences
3728
לִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לי
Transliteration
ly
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
595
יְיָ
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
yy
Morphology
divine name substitute in Targumic Aramaic
Gloss
the Lord
Occurrences
3908
יְקַמֵט
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yqmt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
מִלַי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מלי
Transliteration
mly
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
102
לִבָּךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לבך
Transliteration
lbk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
75
נְטַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
נטר
Transliteration
ntr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
55
פִּקוּדַי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
pqwdy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
20
וֶחְיֵה׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חיה
Transliteration
wchyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Et docebat me, atque dicebat: Suscipiat verba mea cor tuum; custodi præcepta mea, et vives.

15 word entries
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
docebat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
doceo
Transliteration
docebat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
226
me
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ego
Transliteration
me
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
6108
atque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
atque
Transliteration
atque
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
755
dicebat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dicebat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
suscipiat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
suscipiat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
184
verba
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uerbum
Transliteration
verba
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1162
mea
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
meus
Transliteration
mea
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4586
cor
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cor
Transliteration
cor
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1028
tuum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tuum
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
custodi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
custos
Transliteration
custodi
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
87
praecepta
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
praecepta
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
201
mea
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
meus
Transliteration
mea
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4586
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
vives
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uiuo
Transliteration
vives
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
524

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 3:1

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

38 relevance votes

Ephesians 6:4

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

12 relevance votes

John 12:50

and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

6 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 28:9

'And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever.

6 relevance votes

2 Timothy 3:15

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise — to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus;

5 relevance votes

Deuteronomy 6:6

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart,

5 relevance votes

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David — that are stedfast.

4 relevance votes

Hebrews 5:9

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

3 relevance votes

Genesis 18:19

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

3 relevance votes

Deuteronomy 4:9

'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

3 relevance votes

2 Timothy 1:5

taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

3 relevance votes
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