Proverbs 4:19–22

19 rThe way of the wicked is like darkness;

They do not know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, give attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;

Keep them in the midst of your heart;

22 For they are life to those who find them,

And health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, pay attention to what I say;

turn your ear to my words.

21 Do not let them out of your sight,

keep them within your heart;

22 for they are life to those who find them

and health to one’s whole body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know over what they stumble.

20 My son, be attentive to my words;

incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Let them not escape from your sight;

keep them within your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them,

and healing to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:

They know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words;

Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;

Keep them in the midst of thine heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them,

And health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.

They have no idea what they are stumbling over.

20 My child, pay attention to what I say.

Listen carefully to my words.

21 Don’t lose sight of them.

Let them penetrate deep into your heart,

22 for they bring life to those who find them,

and healing to their whole body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 But the wicked walk around in the dark;

they can’t even see what makes them stumble.

20 My child, pay attention to my words;

listen closely to what I say.

21 Don’t ever forget my words;

keep them always in mind.

22 They are the key to life for those who find them;

they bring health to the whole body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:

They know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words;

Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;

Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them,

And health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 The way of wicked people is like deep darkness.

They do not know what makes them stumble.

20 My son,

pay attention to my words.

Open your ears to what I say.

21 Do not lose sight of these things.

Keep them deep within your heart

22 because they are life to those who find them

and they heal the whole body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;

they don’t know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, pay attention to my words;

listen closely to my sayings.

21 Don’t lose sight of them;

keep them within your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them,

and health to one’s whole body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know what they stumble over.

20 My child, be attentive to my words;

incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Do not let them escape from your sight;

keep them within your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them

and healing to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;

they do not know what they stumble over.

20 My child, be attentive to my words;

to my sayings incline your ear.

21 May they not escape from your sight;

keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them

and healing to the entire body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 But the way of those who do what is wrong is like deep darkness.

They don’t know what makes them trip and fall.

20 My son, pay attention to what I say.

Listen closely to my words.

21 Don’t let them out of your sight.

Keep them in your heart.

22 They are life to those who find them.

They are health to your whole body.

Proverbs 4:19–22 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness;

They do not know over what they stumble.

20 My son, give attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Do not let them depart from your sight;

Keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them

And health to all their body.

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