Proverbs 4:5-9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁵ Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away
    from the words of my mouth.^(A)
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
    love her, and she will guard you.^(B)
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
    and whatever else you get, get insight.^(C)
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
    she will honor you if you embrace her.^(D)
9 She will place on your head a fair garland;
    she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”^(E)