Proverbs 4:4
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
שָׁמַר
keep
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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לֵב
heart/ your
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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תָּמַךְ
let it hold fast to
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תָּמַךְ
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
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מִצְוָה
commandments/ my
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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