Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.

The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.

I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

So that your confidence may be in the Lord, I am making them known to you today – even you.

To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

And you will say, “How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!