Proverbs

²⁰My son, remember your father’s command, and don’t forget your mother’s teaching. ²¹Remember their words always. Tie them around your neck and keep them over your heart. ²²Let this teaching lead you wherever you go. It will watch over you while you sleep. And when you wake up, it will give you good advice. ²³Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life. ²⁴It stops you from going to an evil woman, and it protects you from the smooth talk of another man’s wife. ²⁵Such a woman might be beautiful, but don’t let that beauty tempt you. Don’t let her eyes capture you. ²⁶A prostitute might cost a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man could cost you your life.