Proverbs

¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. ¹⁸But the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared]. [II Sam. 23:4; Matt. 5:14; Phil. 2:15.] ¹⁹The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. [John 12:35.] ²⁰My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. ²¹Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart. ²²For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh. ²³Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.