1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend, that ye may learn understanding!

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Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 2:1, Psalms 34:11, Psalms 34:11, Proverbs 1:8

2For I give you good instruction; Forsake ye not my commandments.

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1 Timothy 4:6, 1 Timothy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:2, Deuteronomy 32:2, Psalms 89:30

3For I was my father’s son, A tender and only child in the sight of my mother.

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1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 22:5, Romans 12:16, 1 Chronicles 29:1, Romans 12:16

4He taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments, and live.

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Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 3:1, John 12:50, John 12:50, Proverbs 7:2

5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, and depart not from, the words of my mouth.

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James 1:5, James 1:5, Proverbs 3:13, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 3:13

6Forsake her not, and she will guard thee: Love her, and she will preserve thee.

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2 Thessalonians 2:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:10, Proverbs 2:10, Proverbs 2:12, Ephesians 3:17

7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore gain wisdom, And with all thy gain, gain understanding.

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Ecclesiastes 7:12, Ecclesiastes 7:12, Ecclesiastes 9:16, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Ecclesiastes 9:16

8Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her;

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Daniel 12:3, Daniel 12:3, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 2:30, Proverbs 3:35

9She will give to thy head a graceful wreath, A beautiful crown will she bestow upon thee.

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Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 1:9, 1 Peter 5:4, 1 Peter 5:4, Hebrews 2:7

10Hear, O my son! and receive my sayings! So shall the years of thy life be many.

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Proverbs 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Proverbs 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Deuteronomy 6:2

11I have taught thee the way of wisdom, I have guided thee in the right path.

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Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Ecclesiastes 12:9

12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be confined; And, when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

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Proverbs 3:23, Proverbs 3:23, Psalms 18:36, Psalms 18:36, 1 Peter 2:8

13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life.

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Hebrews 2:1, Proverbs 3:18, Hebrews 2:1, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 23:23

14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And go not in the way of evil men;

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Psalms 1:1, Psalms 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:33, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 1:10

15Avoid it, pass not upon it, Turn from it, and go away.

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Ephesians 5:11, Ephesians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Job 22:23, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

16For they sleep not, unless they have done mischief; Yea, their sleep is taken away, unless they have caused some to fall.

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Psalms 36:4, Psalms 36:4, Micah 2:1, Micah 2:1, Isaiah 57:20

17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

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Micah 6:12, Psalms 14:4, Micah 6:12, Psalms 14:4, Matthew 23:13

18But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, Which groweth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.

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John 8:12, John 8:12, Job 11:17, Job 11:17, Daniel 12:3

19The way of the wicked is as thick darkness; They know not at what they stumble.

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John 12:35, John 12:35, Isaiah 59:9, Isaiah 59:10, Isaiah 59:9

20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear to my sayings;

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Proverbs 5:1, Proverbs 5:1, Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:3, Proverbs 7:1

21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart!

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Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 7:1, Proverbs 7:2, Proverbs 3:3

22For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

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Proverbs 4:10, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 4:10, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 3:8

23More than any thing which thou watchest, watch thy heart; For from it goeth forth life.

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Luke 6:45, Luke 6:45, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 12:35, Matthew 12:34

24Put away from thee a deceitful mouth, And remove far from thee perverse lips.

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Proverbs 8:8, James 1:26, Proverbs 8:8, James 1:26, Ephesians 4:25

25Let thine eyes look straight forward, And thine eyelids be directed before thee.

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Psalms 119:37, Psalms 119:37, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:22, Job 31:1

26Give heed to the path of thy foot, And let all thy ways be steadfast.

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Hebrews 12:13, Psalms 37:23, Hebrews 12:13, Psalms 37:23, Psalms 119:5

27Turn not to the right hand or to the left; Remove thy foot from evil.

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Deuteronomy 5:32, Deuteronomy 5:32, Joshua 1:7, Deuteronomy 28:14, Joshua 1:7