Proverbs 1:7-14

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; And there is good understanding to all that practice it: And piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; But the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.

⁸Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And reject not the rules of thy mother.

⁹For thou shalt receive for thy head a crown of graces, And a chain of gold round thy neck.

¹⁰My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, Neither consent thou to them.

¹¹If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, And let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

¹²And let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, And remove the memorial of him from the earth:

¹³Let us seize on his valuable property, And let us fill our houses with spoils:

¹⁴But do thou cast in thy lot with us, And let us all provide a common purse, And let us have one pouch: