Proverbs 4:12-19

¹²When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

¹³Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life.

¹⁴Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men:

¹⁵avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away.

¹⁶For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused some to fall.

¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

¹⁸But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.

¹⁹The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.