Proverbs 4:5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17-21, 24, 27

Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.

When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble.

Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble. My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart

Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.

Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.