Pro 4:1 Children, listen to the discipline of a father, And give attention to know understanding; Pro 4:2 For I gave you good instruction: Do not forsake my Torah. Pro 4:3 For I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the eyes of my mother, Pro 4:4 Then he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Guard my commands, and live. Pro 4:5 “Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, and do not turn away From the words of my mouth. Pro 4:6 “Do not leave her, and let her guard you; Love her, and let her watch over you. Pro 4:7 “The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom! And with all your getting, get understanding. Pro 4:8 “Exalt her, and let her uplift you; She brings you esteem when you embrace her. Pro 4:9 “She gives your head a fair wreath, She shields you with an adorning crown.” Pro 4:10 Hear, my son, and accept my words, And let the years of your life be many. Pro 4:11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom, I have led you in straight paths. Pro 4:12 When you walk your steps shall not be hindered, And if you run you shall not stumble. Pro 4:13 Hold fast to discipline, do not let go; Watch over her, for she is your life. Pro 4:14 Do not enter the path of the wrong, And do not walk in the way of evil-doers. Pro 4:15 Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on. Pro 4:16 For they do not sleep unless they have done evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. Pro 4:17 For they have eaten the bread of wrongdoing, And they drink the wine of violence. Pro 4:18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. Pro 4:19 The way of the wrong is like darkness; They do not know at what they stumble. Pro 4:20 My son, listen to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Pro 4:21 Let them not depart from your eyes; Guard them in the midst of your heart; Pro 4:22 For they are life to those who find them, And healing to all their flesh. Pro 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For out of it are the sources of life. Pro 4:24 Turn away from you a crooked mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Pro 4:25 Let your eyes look forward, And your eyelids look straight before you. Pro 4:26 Consider the path of your feet, And all your ways are established. Pro 4:27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Turn your foot away from evil.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 01:23:07 +0000
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