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Proverbs 4:1-6

1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

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

2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

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

3 For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

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

4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain 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 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

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

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

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

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