Proverbs - Chapter 4 | Good News Translation

  • 1. My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Pay attention, and you will have understanding.
  • 2. What I am teaching you is good, so remember it all.
  • 3. When I was only a little boy, my parents' only son,
  • 4. my father would teach me. He would say, "Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live.
  • 5. Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.
  • 6. Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe.
  • 7. Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.
  • 8. Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor.
  • 9. She will be your crowning glory."
  • 10. Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.
  • 11. I have taught you wisdom and the right way to live.
  • 12. Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.
  • 13. Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life---guard it well.
  • 14. Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.
  • 15. Don't do it! Keep away from evil! Refuse it and go on your way.
  • 16. Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.
  • 17. Wickedness and violence are like food and drink to them.
  • 18. The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.
  • 19. The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night. They fall, but cannot see what they have stumbled over.
  • 20. My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words.
  • 21. Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart.
  • 22. They will give life and health to anyone who understands them.
  • 23. Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
  • 24. Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.
  • 25. Look straight ahead with honest confidence; don't hang your head in shame.
  • 26. Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right.
  • 27. Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don't go one step off the right way.
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