Proverbs 4:4–13

4And he taught me, and said unto me:

Let thy heart retain my words;

Keep my commandments, and live;

5Get wisdom, get understanding;

Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;

Love her, and she will keep thee.

7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom;

Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

8Exalt her, and she will promote thee;

She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

9She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace;

A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;

And the years of thy life shall be many.

11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;

I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened;

And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:

Keep her; for she is thy life.