Proverbs 4:1-4

Get Wisdom at Any Cost 1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

2I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.

3For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.

4Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.