Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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The Benefits of Wisdom
1 Sons, listen to what your father
teaches you. Pay attention, and
you will have understanding.
2 What
-- --
I am teaching you is good, so remember
it all.
3 When I was only a
little boy, my parents' only son,
4 my
father would teach me. He would
say, “Remember what I say and never
forget it. Do as I tell you, and you
will live.
5 Get wisdom and insight!
Do not forget or ignore what I say.
6 Do not abandon wisdom, and she
will protect you; love her, and she
will keep you safe.
7 Getting wisdom
is the most important thing you can
do. Whatever else you get, get insight.
8 Love wisdom, and she will
make you great. Embrace her, note and
she will bring you honor.
9 She will
be your crowning glory.”
10 Listen to me, son. Take seriously
what I am telling you, and you will
live a long life.
11 I have taught you
wisdom and the right way to live.
12 Nothing will stand in your way if
you walk wisely, and you will not
stumble when you run.
13 Always remember
what you have learned.
Your education is your life—guard it
well.
14 Do not go where evil men go.
Do not follow the example of the
wicked.
15 Don't do it! Keep away
from evil! Refuse it and go on your
way.
16 Wicked people cannot sleep
unless they have done something
wrong. They lie awake unless they
have hurt someone.
17 Wickedness
and violence are like food and drink
to them.
18 The road the righteous travel is
like the sunrise, getting brighter and
brighter until daylight has come.
19 The road of the wicked, however,
is dark as night. They fall, but cannot
see what they have stumbled
over.
20 Son, pay attention to what I say.
Listen to my words.
21 Never let
them get away from you. Remember
them and keep them in your heart.
22 They will give life and health to
anyone who understands them.
23 Be
careful how you think; your life is
shaped by your thoughts.
24 Never
say anything that isn't true. Have
nothing to do with lies and misleading
words.
25 Look straight ahead
with honest confidence; don't hang
your head in shame.
26 Plan carefully
what you do, and whatever you do
will turn out right. note
27 Avoid evil and
walk straight ahead. Don't go one
step off the right way.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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