Proverbs 4:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ I, too, was once a young boy in my father’s house.
    And my mother loved me deeply.
⁴ Then my father taught me.
    He said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart.
    Keep my commands, and you will live.
⁵ Get wisdom, and get understanding.
    Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.