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Prov.|4:1|-||a|Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father,And be attentive, that you may gain understanding;
Prov.|4:2|-|For I give you good teaching;Do not forsake my instruction.
Prov.|4:3|-|For I was a son to my father,|a|Tender and the only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Prov.|4:4|-|And he taught me and said to me,Let your heart hold fast to my words;
Keep my commandments and live;
Prov.|4:5|-|Get |a|wisdom; get understanding;Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Prov.|4:6|-|Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;Love her, and she will guard you.
Prov.|4:7|-|The beginning of wisdom is this:Get wisdom; and in all your getting, get understanding.
Prov.|4:8|-|Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;She will honor you if you embrace her.
Prov.|4:9|-|She will give a garland of grace for your head;A crown of beauty will she bestow on you.
Prov.|4:10|-|Hear, my son, and receive my words,And the years of your life will be many.
Prov.|4:11|-|I have taught you in the way of wisdom;I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
Prov.|4:12|-|When you walk, your steps will not be hindered;And when you run, you will not stumble.
Prov.|4:13|-|Take hold of instruction; do not let go;Guard her, for she is your life.
Prov.|4:14|-|Do not enter the path of the wicked,And do not walk in the way of the evil.
Prov.|4:15|-|Avoid it; do not pass by it;Turn away from it and pass on by.
Prov.|4:16|-|For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;And they are robbed of their sleep unless they cause someone to stumble.
Prov.|4:17|-|For they eat the bread of wickednessAnd drink the wine of violence.
Prov.|4:18|-|But the path of the righteous is like the |a|light of |1|dawn,Which shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
Prov.|4:19|-|The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;They do not know what they |a|stumble over.
Prov.|4:20|-||a|My son, be attentive to my words;Incline your ear to my sayings.
Prov.|4:21|-|Do not let them depart from your sight;Keep them in the midst of your heart.
Prov.|4:22|-|For they are life to those who find them,And |a|healing to all their flesh.
Prov.|4:23|-||a|Keep your heart with all vigilance,For |b|from it are the issues of life.
Prov.|4:24|-|Put away from you crooked speech,And put perverse talk far from you.
Prov.|4:25|-|Let your eyes look directly ahead,And let your gaze be straight in front of you.
Prov.|4:26|-|Make straight the path of your feet,And all your ways will be established.
Prov.|4:27|-|Do not turn to the right or to the left;Turn your foot away from evil.
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