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Proverbs 4 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

		A Father’s Example
	Pro 4:1	¶ Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
	Pro 4:2	¶ for I am giving you good instruction. Don’t abandon my teaching.
	Pro 4:3	¶ When I was a son with my father, tender and precious to my mother,
	Pro 4:4	¶ he taught me and said: “Your heart must hold on to my words. Keep my commands and live.
	Pro 4:5	¶ “Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.
	Pro 4:6	¶ “Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you; love her, and she will guard you.
	Pro 4:7	¶ “Wisdom is supreme — so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding.
	Pro 4:8	¶ “Cherish her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
	Pro 4:9	¶ “She will place a garland of favor on your head; she will give you a crown of beauty.”
		Two Ways of Life
	Pro 4:10	¶ Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years.
	Pro 4:11	¶ I am teaching you the way of wisdom; I am guiding you on straight paths.
	Pro 4:12	¶ When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; when you run, you will not stumble.
	Pro 4:13	¶ Hold on to instruction; don’t let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
	Pro 4:14	¶ Keep off the path of the wicked; don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.
	Pro 4:15	¶ Avoid it; don’t travel on it. Turn away from it, and pass it by.
	Pro 4:16	¶ For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
	Pro 4:17	¶ They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
	Pro 4:18	¶ The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
	Pro 4:19	¶ But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they don’t know what makes them stumble.
		The Straight Path
	Pro 4:20	¶ My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings.
	Pro 4:21	¶ Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
	Pro 4:22	¶ For they are life to those who find them, and health to one’s whole body.
	Pro 4:23	¶ Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
	Pro 4:24	¶ Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
	Pro 4:25	¶ Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
	Pro 4:26	¶ Carefully consider the path for your feet, and all your ways will be established.
	Pro 4:27	¶ Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil.

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(4:23)

Or heart with all diligence

(4:25)

Lit eyelids

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Or Clear a path

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