Proverbs 4:15-23

¹⁵Avoid that way completely. Don't go there! Turn away, and walk on.

¹⁶Evil people won't rest until they've done something wrong; they can't sleep unless they've tripped someone up.

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

¹⁸The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out.

¹⁹But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.

²⁰My son, pay attention to what I tell you; listen to the words I'm saying.

²¹Don't lose sight of them; think about them deeply,

²²for they are life to anyone who finds them, and make the whole body healthy.

²³Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.