Proverbs 4:3-8

³For I was a son unto my father, a tender and an only child before my mother.

⁴And he instructed me, and said unto me, Let thy heart grasp firmly my words: observe my commandments and live.

⁵Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding: forget not, and depart not from the sayings of my mouth.

⁶Forsake her not, and she will watch over thee: love her, and she will keep thee.

⁷The beginning of wisdom is, Acquire wisdom: and with all thy acquisition acquire understanding.

⁸Hold her in high esteem, and she will exalt thee: she will bring thee to honor, when thou embracest her.