Proverbs 4:1-4

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