Proverbs 4:4 (DRB)

Passage

And he taught me, and said: Let thy heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:2 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.

Proverbs 4:3 For I also was my father's son, tender, and as an only son in the sight of my mother:

Proverbs 4:4 And he taught me, and said: Let thy heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.

Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her, and she shall preserve thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "taught", "said", "heart", "receive", "words", "keep", "commandments", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "taught" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "For I also was my father's son..." into verse 5's "Get wisdom get prudence forget not neither...", so "taught" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "taught" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.