Proverbs 4:20-27

Contemporary English Version

²⁰ My child, listen carefully
    to everything I say.
²¹ Don't forget a single word,
    but think about it all.
²² Knowing these teachings
will mean true life
    and good health for you.
²³ Carefully guard your thoughts
because they are the source
    of true life.
²⁴ Never tell lies or be deceitful
    in what you say.
²⁵ Keep looking straight ahead,
    without turning aside.
^26 (A) Know where you are headed,
and you will stay
    on solid ground.
²⁷ Don't make a mistake by turning
    to the right or the left.