Proverbs 4:1–10
aHear, ye children, the instruction of a father,
And attend to know bunderstanding.
2 For I give you good cdoctrine,
Forsake ye not my law.
dTender and eonly beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 fHe taught me also, and said unto me,
Let thine heart retain my words:
gKeep my commandments, and live.
5 hiGet wisdom, iget bunderstanding:
Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee:
jLove her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is kthe principal thing; therefore iget wisdom:
And with all thy getting iget bunderstanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee:
She shall lbring thee to honour, when thou dost membrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head nan ornament of grace:
||A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;
And othe years of thy life shall be many.