Proverbs 4

Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father,

For I give you good doctrine;

For I was a son unto my father,

And he taught me, and said unto me:

Get wisdom, get understanding;

Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom;

Exalt her, and she will promote thee;

She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace;

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened;

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:

Enter not into the path of the wicked,

Avoid it, pass not by it;

For they sleep not, except they do evil;

For they eat the bread of wickedness,

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light,

The way of the wicked is as darkness:

My son, attend to my words;

Let them not depart from thine eyes;

For they are life unto those that find them,

Keep thy heart with all diligence;

Put away from thee a wayward mouth,

Let thine eyes look right on,

Make level the path of thy feet,

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: