Proverbs 4:1-4

1Hear, O sons, the 1instruction of a father, And 2give attention that you may 3gain understanding,2For I give you 4sound 5teaching; 6Do not abandon my 7instruction.3When I was a son to my father, 8Tender and 9the only son in the sight of my mother,4Then he 10taught me and said to me, “Let your heart 11hold fast my words; 12Keep my commandments and live;