Proverbs 4 — GMV

4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, ² For I give you a good gift; ³ For I also was a son obedient to my father, ⁴ Who spoke and instructed me, saying, ⁵ And do not neglect the speech of my mouth. ⁶ And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: ⁸ Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: ⁹ That it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, ¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my words; ¹¹ For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; ¹² For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; ¹³ Take hold of my instruction; let it not go— ¹⁴ Go not in the ways of the ungodly, ¹⁵ In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; ¹⁶ For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: ¹⁷ For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, ¹⁸ But the ways of the righteous shine like light; ¹⁹ But the ways of the ungodly are dark; ²⁰ My son, attend to my speech; ²¹ That thy fountains may not fail thee; ²² For they are life to those that find them, ²³ Keep thy heart with the utmost care; ²⁴ Remove from thee a froward mouth, ²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, ²⁶ Make straight paths for thy feet, ²⁷ Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, For God knows the ways on the right hand, And he will make thy ways straight,