Proverbs 4:3-5

GOD’S WORD Translation

³ When I was a boy ⌞learning⌟ from my father,
when I was a tender and only child of my mother,
⁴ they used to teach me and say to me,
“Cling to my words wholeheartedly.
Obey my commands so that you may live.
⁵ Acquire wisdom.
Acquire understanding.
Do not forget.
Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.