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Proverbs 4:1-27
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1
Hear, `my' sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
2
For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.
3
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4
And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
5
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
6
Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
7
Wisdom `is' the principal thing; `therefore' get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
8
Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9
She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.
10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
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Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
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For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
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But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
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My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
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For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
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Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
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Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
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Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
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Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
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