16-19 There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate:a proud look,a lying tongue,hands that kill innocent people,a mind that thinks up wicked plans,feet that hurry off to do evil,a witness who tells one lie after another,and someone who stirs up trouble among friends.
20 Do what your father tells you, my son, and never forget what your mother taught you.
21 Keep their words with you always, locked in your heart.
22 Their teaching will lead you when you travel, protect you at night, and advise you during the day.
23 Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.
24 It can keep you away from bad women, from the seductive words of other men's wives.
25 Don't be tempted by their beauty; don't be trapped by their flirting eyes.