Pro 4:1, 8:32-36, 22:17-21, Heb 12:25 | ESV | STEP | Hear , O sons , a father’s instruction , and be attentive , that you may gain insight ,

Proverbs 4:1

A Father’s Wise Instruction

1 ^aHear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may ^bgain ^{▼▼Hebrew know} insight,

Proverbs 8:32-36

32 “And now, ^dO sons, listen to me:
^eblessed are those who keep my ways.
33 ^fHear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 ^gBlessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
35 For ^hwhoever finds me ⁱfinds life
and ^jobtains favor from the Lord,
36 but he who fails to find me ^kinjures himself;
all who ^lhate me ^mlove death.”

Proverbs 22:17-21

Words of the Wise

17 ⁿIncline your ear, and hear ^othe words of the wise,
^pand apply your heart to my knowledge,
18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
19 That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
20 Have I not written for you ^qthirty sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
21 to ^rmake you know what is right and true,
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?

Hebrews 12:25

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For ^sif they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.