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Proverbs 4:1-6

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and be attentive to know understanding.

1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

2 For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my law.

2 I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.

3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

3 For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.

4 He taught me also and said unto me, "Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live.

4 Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.

5 Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it 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 shall preserve thee; love her, and she shall keep thee.

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