Proverbs 4:1

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

If not, listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:

My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

Hear instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

Those in the good ground, these are those who with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produce fruit with perseverance.

This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you,

Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:

Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.

My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,

My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.

Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.

Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—

Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them;

It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the Levitical priests.

She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her.

If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will intercede for him?” Notwithstanding, they didn’t listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.

Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed.

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

“Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.

Moreover he said to me, “Son of man, receive in your heart and hear with your ears all my words that I speak to you.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.

Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession.

You have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;

I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

My son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,

When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.

Will you not from this time cry to me, ‘My Father, you are the guide of my youth?’

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.