Proverbs 4:13-23

13 Hold fast to discipline, don't let it go; guard it, for it is your life.
14 Don't follow the path of the wicked or walk on the way of evildoers.
15 Avoid it, don't go on it, turn away from it, and pass on.
16 For they can't sleep if they haven't done evil, they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining ever brighter until full daylight.
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; they don't even know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, pay attention to what I am saying; incline your ear to my words.
21 Don't let them out of your sight, keep them deep in your heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them and health to their whole being.
23 Above everything else, guard your heart; for it is the source of life's consequences.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.