Proverbs 4:2-5

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.

5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.