Fathers
instructions
God is our Father, He instructs and disciplines us in many ways.
Proverbs 4
A Father’s
Instruction
1
Hear,
O sons, the instruction of a father,
And
give attention that you may again understanding,
2
For
I give you sound teaching;
Do
not abandon my instruction.
3
When
I was a son to my father,
Tender
and the only son in the sight of my mother,
4
Then
he taught me and said to me,
“Let
your heart hold fast my words;
Keep
my commandments and live;
5
Acquire
wisdom! Acquire understanding!
Do
not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6
“Do
not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love
her, and she will watch over you.
7
“The beginning of wisdom is; Acquire wisdom;
And
with all your acquiring, get understanding.
8
“Prize
her, and she will exalt you;
She
will honor you if you embrace her.
9
“She
will place on your head a garland of grace;
She
will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10
Hear,
my son, and accept my sayings
And
the years of your life will be many.
11
I
have directed you in the way of wisdom;
I
have led you in upright paths.
12
When
you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
And
if you run, you will not stumble.
13
Take
hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard
her, for she is your life.
14
Do
not enter the path of the wicked
And
do not proceed in the way of evil men.
15
Avoid
it, do not pass by it;
Turn
away from it and pass on.
16
For
they cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17
For
they eat the bread of wickedness
And
drink the wine of violence.
18
But
the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That
shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
19
The
way of the wicked is like darkness;
They
do not know over what they stumble.
20
My
son, give attention to my words;
Incline
your ear to my sayings.
21
Do
not let them depart from your sight;
Keep
them in the midst of your heart.
22
For
they are life to those who find them
And
health to all their body.
23
Watch
over your heart with all diligence,
For
from it flow the springs of life.
24
Put
away from you a deceitful mouth
And
put devious speech far from you.
25
Let
your eyes look directly ahead
And
let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26
Watch
the path of your feet
And
all your ways will be established.
27
Do not
turn to the right nor to the left;
Turn
your foot from evil.