Proverbs 4:8-16

⁸Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: Honor it, that it may embrace thee;

⁹That it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, And may cover thee with a crown of delight.

¹⁰Hear, my son, and receive my words; And the years of thy life shall be increased, That the resources of thy life may be many.

¹¹For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; And I cause thee to go in right paths.

¹²For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.

¹³Take hold of my instruction; let it not go— But keep it for thyself for thy life.

¹⁴Go not in the ways of the ungodly, Neither covet the ways of transgressors.

¹⁵In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; But turn from them, and pass away.

¹⁶For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: Their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.