Proverbs 4
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1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense, 2for what I am passing on to you is reliable. Don't reject my teachings. 3When I was a son with my father—a tender young boy, my mother's only child— 4he was the one who taught me. He told me, “Pay attention to the words I say and keep them in mind; do what I tell you and you will live. 5Get wisdom, find out what makes sense. Don't forget my words or reject them.
6Don't give up on wisdom for she will keep you safe. Love wisdom and she will protect you. 7The first thing in becoming wise is to get wisdom! Whatever else you gain, gain insight. 8Treasure wisdom, and she will praise you; embrace her, and she will honor you. 9She will place on your head a wreath of grace; she will present to you a crown of glory.”
10Listen, my son, if you accept what I tell you, then you will live a long life. 11I have explained to you the way of wisdom; I have guided you along the right paths. 12Nothing will block your way when you walk, you won't stumble when you run. 13Hold on to these instructions—don't let them go. Protect them, for they are life's foundation.
14Don't go the way of the wicked or follow the example of those who do evil. 15Avoid that way completely. Don't go there! Turn away, and walk on. 16Evil people won't rest until they've done something wrong; they can't sleep unless they've tripped someone up. 17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out. 19But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.
20My son, pay attention to what I tell you; listen to the words I'm saying. 21Don't lose sight of them; think about them deeply, 22for they are life to anyone who finds them, and make the whole body healthy. 23Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it. 24Don't ever lie, and don't say anything dishonest. 25Focus on what's ahead of you; look at what's in front of you. 26Pay attention to the path you decide to follow, and you'll be safe wherever you go. 27Don't deviate to the right or the left, and turn away from evil.
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Proverbs 4
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1 Listen, sons, to the discipline of a father, and pay attention, so that you may know prudence.
2 I will bestow upon you a good gift. Do not relinquish my law.
3 For I, too, was the son of my father, tender and an only son in the sight of my mother.
4 And he taught me, and he also said: "Let your heart accept my words. Keep my precepts, and you shall live.
5 Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.
6 Do not send her away, and she will guard you. Love her, and she will preserve you.
7 The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence.
8 Grasp her, and she will exalt you. You will be glorified by her, when you have embraced her.
9 She will bestow upon your head an increase in graces, and she will protect you with a noble crown.
10 Listen, my son, and accept my words, so that years of life may be multiplied for you.
11 I will demonstrate to you the way of wisdom. I will lead you along the paths of equity.
12 When you have entered by these, your steps will not be constrained, and when running, you will have no obstacle.
13 Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life.
14 Do not delight in the paths of the impious, nor permit the way of evil-doers to please you.
15 Take flight from it. Do not pass close to it. Turn away and abandon it.
16 For they do not sleep, unless they have done evil. And their sleep is quickly taken away from them, unless they have overthrown.
17 They eat the bread of impiety, and they drink the wine of iniquity.
18 But the path of the just is like a shining light: it advances and increases, even to the day of completion.
19 The way of the impious is darkened. They do not know where they may fall.
20 My son, pay attention to my sermons, and incline your ear to my eloquent words.
21 Let them not recede 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 that is flesh.
23 Preserve your heart with all watchfulness, for life proceeds from this.
24 Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelids precede your steps.
26 Direct the path of your feet, and all your ways shall be secure.
27 Turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left; yet turn your foot away from evil. For the Lord knows the ways that are on the right, and truly, those that are on the left are perverse. But he himself will make your courses straight. Then your journey will advance in peace.
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