3For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.
4And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments, and live;
5Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; love her, and she will keep thee.
7The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
8Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.'
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
12When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; and if 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 walk not in the way of evil men.
15Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on.
Proverbs 4
Proverbs 4:3-15