Pro 4:4-13 | ESV | STEP | he taught me and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words ; keep my commandments , and live .

4 he ^ataught me and said to me,
^b“Let your heart hold fast my words;
^ckeep my commandments, and live.
5 ^dGet wisdom; get ^einsight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
^flove her, and she will guard you.
7 ^gThe beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get ^hinsight.
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will ⁱhonor you ^jif you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head ^ka graceful garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
10 ^lHear, ^mmy son, and accept my words,
that ⁿthe years of your life may be many.
11 I have ^otaught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
12 When you walk, ^pyour step will not be hampered,
and ^qif you run, you will not stumble.
13 ^rKeep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your ^slife.