HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

1Heare, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know vnderstanding.

2For I giue you good doctrine: forsake you not my law.

3For I was my fathers sonne, tender and onely beloued in the sight of my mother.

4He taught me also, and said vnto me, Let thine heart reteine my wordes: keepe my commandements, and liue.

5Get wisedome, get vnderstanding: forget it not, neither decline from the wordes of my mouth.

6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee: loue her, and she shall keepe thee.

7Wisedome is the principall thing, therefore get wisedome: and with all thy getting, get vnderstanding.

8Exalt her, and shee shall promote thee: shee shall bring thee to honour, when thou doest imbrace her.

9She shall giue to thine head an ornament of grace, a crowne of glory shall she deliuer to thee.

10Heare, O my sonne, and receiue my sayings: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

11I haue taught thee in the way of wisedome: I haue lead thee in right pathes.

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

13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not goe; keepe her, for she is thy life.

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and goe not in the way of euill men.

15Auoid it, passe not by it, turne from it, and passe away.

16For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.

17For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.

18But the path of the iust is as the shining light that shineth more and more vnto the perfect day.

19The way of the wicked is as darknes: they know not at what they stumble.

20 My sonne, attend to my words, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.

21Let them not depart from thine eyes: keepe them in the midst of thine heart.

22For they are life vnto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

23 Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.

24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and peruerse lips put farre from thee.

25Let thine eyes looke right on, and let thine eye lids looke straight before thee.

26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy wayes be established.

27Turne not to the right hande nor to the left: remoue thy foot frō euil.

I== Ps 34:11 ; Prov 1:8

 

III == 1st Chr 29:1

IV == 1st Chr 28:9 ; Prov 7:2 ; Eph 6:4

VI == 2nd Thess 2:10

 

 

 

VII == Matt 13:44 ; Luke 10:42

VIII == 1st Sam 2:30

 

IX == Prov 1:9 ; 3:22

X == Prov 3:2

 

 

 

XII == Ps 18:36 ; 91:11-12

 

 

XIV == Ps 1:1 ; Prov 1:10 , 15

 

 

XVI == Ps 36:4 ; Isa 57:20

 

 

XVIII == 2nd Sam 23:4 ; Matt 5:14 , 45 ; Phil 2:15

XIX == 1st Sam 2:9 ; Job 18:5-6 ; Isa 59:9-10 ; Jer 23:12 ; jOhn 12:35

XXI == Prov 2:1 ; 3:3 , 21

XXII == Prov 3:8 ; 12:18

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXVII == Deut 5:32 ; 28:14

 

1 Hear, O children, a father's instruction, be attentive, that you may gain understanding!

2 Yes, excellent advice I give you; my teaching do not forsake.

3 When I was my father's child, frail, yet the darling of my mother,

4 He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart hold fast my words: keep my commands, that you may live!

5 "Get wisdom, get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words I utter.

6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will safeguard you;

7 The beginning of wisdom is: get wisdom; at the cost of all you have, get understanding.

8 Extol her, and she will exalt you; she will bring you honors if you embrace her;

9 She will put on your head a graceful diadem; a glorious crown will she bestow on you."

10 Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life shall be many.

11 On the way of wisdom I direct you, I lead you on straightforward paths.

12 When you walk, your step will not be impeded, and should you run, you will not stumble.

13 Hold fast to instruction, never let her go; keep her, for she is your life.

14 The path of the wicked enter not, walk not on the way of evil men;

15 Shun it, cross it not, turn aside from it, and pass on.

16 For they cannot rest unless they have done evil; to have made no one stumble steals away their sleep.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; they know not on what they stumble.

18 But the path of the just is like shining light, that grows in brilliance till perfect day.

20 My son, to my words be attentive, to my sayings incline your ear;

21 Let them not slip out of your sight, keep them within your heart;

22 For they are life to those who find them, to man's whole being they are health.

23 With closest custody, guard your heart, for in it are the sources of life.

24 Put away from you dishonest talk, deceitful speech put far from you.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead and your glance be directly forward.

26 Survey the path for your feet, and let all your ways be sure.

27 Turn neither to right nor to left, keep your foot far from evil.

v 1-9 This chapter is full of fatherly advice with these verses emphasizing the importance of getting both wisdom and understanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 10-19 tell how wisdom can keep us out of trouble, note especially v 13 and 18. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 20-27. Wisdom can produce health, note v 22.