Proverbs 1:8-15

New American Standard Bible 1995

^8 (A)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And ^(B)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
⁹ Indeed, they are a ^(C)graceful wreath to your head
And ^[a](D)ornaments about your neck.
¹⁰ My son, if sinners ^(E)entice you,
^(F)Do not consent.
¹¹ If they say, “Come with us,
Let us ^(G)lie in wait for blood,
Let us ^(H)ambush the innocent without cause;
¹² Let us ^(I)swallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, as those who ^(J)go down to the pit;
¹³ We will find all kinds of precious wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;
¹⁴ Throw in your lot ^[b]with us,
We shall all have one purse,”
¹⁵ My son, ^(K)do not walk in the way with them.
^(L)Keep your feet from their path,