4Proverbs 4

The Benefits of Wisdom

1My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Pay attention, and you will have understanding.Select Proverbs 4:1

2What I am teaching you is good, so remember it all.Select Proverbs 4:2

3When I was only a little boy, my parents' only son,Select Proverbs 4:3

4my father would teach me. He would say, “Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live.Select Proverbs 4:4

5Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.Select Proverbs 4:5

6Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe.Select Proverbs 4:6

7Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.Select Proverbs 4:7

8Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor.Select Proverbs 4:8

9She will be your crowning glory.”Select Proverbs 4:9

10Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.Select Proverbs 4:10

11I have taught you wisdom and the right way to live.Select Proverbs 4:11

12Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.Select Proverbs 4:12

13Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life—guard it well.Select Proverbs 4:13

14Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.Select Proverbs 4:14

15Don't do it! Keep away from evil! Refuse it and go on your way.Select Proverbs 4:15

16Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.Select Proverbs 4:16

17Wickedness and violence are like food and drink to them.Select Proverbs 4:17

18The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.Select Proverbs 4:18

19The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night. They fall, but cannot see what they have stumbled over.Select Proverbs 4:19

20My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words.Select Proverbs 4:20

21Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart.Select Proverbs 4:21

22They will give life and health to anyone who understands them.Select Proverbs 4:22

23Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.Select Proverbs 4:23

24Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.Select Proverbs 4:24

25Look straight ahead with honest confidence; don't hang your head in shame.Select Proverbs 4:25

26Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right.Select Proverbs 4:26

27Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don't go one step off the right way.Select Proverbs 4:27