Provérbios 4

A Father’s Example

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline,  * 4:1 Ps 34:11; Pr 1:8

and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

2 for I am giving you good instruction.  * 4:2 Jb 11:4

Don’t abandon my teaching.

3 When I was a son with my father,

tender and precious to my mother,

4 he taught me and said,

"Your heart must hold on to my words.

Keep my commands and live.  * 4:4 Pr 3:1–2; 6:20–23; 7:1–2

5 Get wisdom, get understanding;  * 4:5 Pr 16:16

don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.

6 Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;

love her,  * 4:6 2Th 2:10 and she will guard you.