Pro 4:1-14, 20-22, 10:1, 15:5, 20 | ESV | STEP | Hear , O sons , a father’s instruction , and be attentive , that you may gain insight ,

1 ^aHear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may ^bgain ^{▼▼Hebrew know} insight,
2 for I give you good ^dprecepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
^etender, ^fthe only one in the sight of my mother,
4 he ^gtaught me and said to me,
^h“Let your heart hold fast my words;
ⁱkeep my commandments, and live.
5 ^jGet wisdom; get ^kinsight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
^llove her, and she will guard you.
7 ^mThe beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get ⁿinsight.
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will ^ohonor you ^pif you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head ^qa graceful garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
10 ^rHear, ^smy son, and accept my words,
that ^tthe years of your life may be many.
11 I have ^utaught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
12 When you walk, ^vyour step will not be hampered,
and ^wif you run, you will not stumble.
13 ^xKeep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your ^ylife.
14 ^zDo not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.

Proverbs 4:20-22

20 ^aaMy son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 ^abLet them not escape from your sight;
^ackeep them within your heart.
22 For they are ^adlife to those who find them,
and healing to all their ^{▼▼Hebrew his} flesh.

Proverbs 10:1

The Proverbs of Solomon

1 ^afThe proverbs of Solomon.

^agA wise son makes a glad father,
^ahbut a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 15:5

5 ^aiA fool ^ajdespises his father’s instruction,
but ^akwhoever heeds reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 15:20

20 ^alA wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.