Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.
I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
For they cannot rest until they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.

The Holy Bible : Today’s New International Version. 2005 (Pr 4:10–17). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

COMMENT:

Wisdom will make for an easy, protected life, while folly will lead to both your own destruction and the destruction of others. Nothing good can ever come of folly.

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