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fch. 1:8; [ch. 5:7; 7:24; 8:33; Ps. 34:11] Hear, O sons, a father's instruction,
and be attentive, that you maygch. 2:2 gain insight,
2 for I give you goodhJob 11:4 precepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
iSee 1 Chr. 22:5 tender,jZech. 12:10 the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 hek1 Chr. 28:9; [Eph. 6:4] taught me and said to me,
l[ch. 3:1] “Let your heart hold fast my words;
mch. 7:2; Lev. 18:5; Isa. 55:3 keep my commandments, and live.
5 nch. 2:2 Get wisdom; getg[See ver. 1 above] insight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
o[2 Thess. 2:10] love her, and she will guard you.
7 p[ch. 1:7] The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, getg[See ver. 1 above] insight.
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she willq1 Sam. 2:30 honor your[Song 2:6] if you embrace her.
9 She will place on your headsch. 1:9 a graceful garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown. ”
10 f[See ver. 1 above] Hear,tch. 2:1 my son, and accept my words,
thatuSee ch. 3:2 the years of your life may be many.
11 I havevSee 1 Sam. 12:23 taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
12 When you walk,w[Job 18:7; Ps. 18:36; 119:45] your step will not be hampered,
andxch. 3:23 if you run, you will not stumble.
13 ych. 3:18 Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is yourzver. 22; [John 1:4; 1 John 5:12] life.
14 ach. 1:15; Ps. 1:1 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn away from it and pass on.
16 For theyb[Ps. 36:4] cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness
c[Amos 2:8] and drink the wine of violence.
18 ButdJob 11:17; 22:28; Isa. 60:3; 62:1, 2; Dan. 12:3 the path of the righteous is likee2 Sam. 23:4; See Ps. 97:11 the light of dawn,
which shinesf[Ps. 84:7] brighter and brighter untilg[1 John 3:2] full day.
19 h1 Sam. 2:9; Isa. 59:9, 10; Jer. 23:12; John 12:35; [Job 18:5] The way of the wicked is like deepi[Matt. 6:23] darkness;
they do not know over what theyj[John 11:10; 1 John 2:10] stumble.
20 kver. 10 My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 lch. 3:21 Let them not escape from your sight;
m[ch. 2:1] keep them within your heart.
22 For they arenver. 13; ch. 8:35; 21:21; Deut. 32:47; [1 Tim. 4:8] life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
foro[Matt. 12:35] from it flowp[Ps. 16:11] the springs of life.
24 Put away from youqch. 6:12 crooked speech,
and putrch. 2:15 devious talk far from you.
25 s[Heb. 12:2] Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 tch. 5:6, 21; [Heb. 12:13] Ponder1Or Make level the path of your feet;
u[Ps. 119:5] then all your ways will be sure.
27 vDeut. 5:32; 28:14; Josh. 1:7; 1 Kgs. 15:5 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.