Proverbs 4:4-13

4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.

5Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee.

7The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.

9She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.

10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.

11I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness.

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

13Take fast hold of instruction, let [her] not go: keep her, for she is thy life.