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Proverbs 4

¹My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Pay attention, and you will have understanding.

²What I am teaching you is good, so remember it all.

³When I was only a little boy, my parents' only son,

⁴my father would teach me. He would say, "Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live.

⁵Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.

⁶Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe.

⁷Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.

⁸Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor.

⁹She will be your crowning glory."

¹⁰Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.

¹¹I have taught you wisdom and the right way to live.

¹²Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.

¹³Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life---guard it well.

¹⁴Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.

¹⁵Don't do it! Keep away from evil! Refuse it and go on your way.

¹⁶Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.

¹⁷Wickedness and violence are like food and drink to them.

¹⁸The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.

¹⁹The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night. They fall, but cannot see what they have stumbled over.

²⁰My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words.

²¹Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart.

²²They will give life and health to anyone who understands them.

²³Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

²⁴Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.

²⁵Look straight ahead with honest confidence; don't hang your head in shame.

²⁶Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right.

²⁷Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don't go one step off the right way.