Proverbs

¹Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding: ²For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my law. ³For I was a son unto my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. ⁴And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live: ⁵Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth: ⁶Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee; love her, and she shall keep thee. ⁷Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding.