Proverbs 23:23–33

23 mBuy the truth, and do not sell it,

Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

24 nThe father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,

And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.

25 Let your father and your mother be glad,

And let her who bore you rejoice.

26 My son, give me your heart,

And let your eyes observe my ways.

27 oFor a harlot is a deep pit,

And a seductress is a narrow well.

28 pShe also lies in wait as for a victim,

And increases the unfaithful among men.

29 qWho has woe?

Who has sorrow?

Who has contentions?

Who has complaints?

Who has wounds without cause?

Who rhas redness of eyes?

30 sThose who linger long at the wine,

Those who go in search of tmixed wine.

31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,

When it sparkles in the cup,

When it 7swirls around smoothly;

32 At the last it bites like a serpent,

And stings like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange things,

And your heart will utter perverse things.