Proverbs 4:1; Proverbs 4:7; Proverbs 2:11-12

Proverbs 4:1

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

Proverbs 4:7

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

Proverbs 2:11-12

11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.

12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,