Proverbs 4:1-4

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Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,^(A)
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

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for I am giving you good instruction.^(B)
Don’t abandon my teaching.

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When I was a son with my father,
tender and precious to my mother,

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he taught me and said:
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.^(C)

A. Proverbs 4:1: Psalm 34:11; Proverbs 1:8

B. Proverbs 4:2: Job 11:4

C. Proverbs 4:4: Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 6:20-23; Proverbs 7:1-2