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Proverbs 4:1-6

1 Listen, children, to a father's instruction; pay attention, in order to gain insight;

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

2 for I am giving you good advice; so don't abandon my teaching.

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

3 For I too was once a child to my father; and my mother, too, thought of me as her special darling.

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

4 He too taught me; he said to me, "Let your heart treasure my words; keep my commands, 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 gain wisdom, gain insight; don't forget or turn from the words I am saying.

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

6 Don't abandon [wisdom]; then she will preserve you; love her, and she will protect you.

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