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Proverbs 4:5-15

5 Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.

6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.

7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.

9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

9 She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.”

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

10 Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.

11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

11 I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.

12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.

13 Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.

13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.

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