Proverbs 4:18-5:2

Revised Standard Version

¹⁸But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
¹⁹The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know over what they stumble.

²⁰My son, be attentive to my words;
    incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹Let them not escape from your sight;
    keep them within your heart.
²²For they are life to him who finds them,
    and healing to all his flesh.
²³Keep your heart with all vigilance;
    for from it flow the springs of life.
²⁴Put away from you crooked speech,
    and put devious talk far from you.
²⁵Let your eyes look directly forward,
    and your gaze be straight before you.
²⁶Take heed to^[a] the path of your feet,
    then all your ways will be sure.
²⁷Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil.

Warning against Impurity and Infidelity

5 My son, be attentive to my wisdom,
incline your ear to my understanding;
²that you may keep discretion,
and your lips may guard knowledge.

Footnotes

Proverbs 4:26 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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