21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;

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21 Do not let them out of your sight,(A)
    keep them within your heart;

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21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;

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21 My son,(A) do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,(B)
    preserve sound judgment and discretion;

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The Wiles of a Harlot

My son, keep my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you.
(B)Keep my commands and live,
(C)And my law as the apple of your eye.

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Warning Against the Adulterous Woman

My son,(A) keep my words
    and store up my commands within you.
Keep my commands and you will live;(B)
    guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

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Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
(A)Bind them around your neck,
(B)Write them on the tablet of your heart,

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Let love and faithfulness(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(B)

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(A)I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is (B)within my heart.”

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I desire to do your will,(A) my God;(B)
    your law is within my heart.”(C)

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The Value of Wisdom

My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,

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Moral Benefits of Wisdom

My son,(A) if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,

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