rsv Proverbs:4:10-23 SEEK
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Hear ,
my son ,
and accept my words ,
that the years of your life may be many .
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I have taught you the way of wisdom ;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness .
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When you walk ,
your step will not be hampered ;
and if you run ,
you will not stumble .
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Keep hold of instruction ,
do not let go ;
guard her ,
for she is your life .
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Do not enter the path of the wicked ,
and do not walk in the way of evil men .
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Avoid it ;
do not go on it ;
turn away from it and pass on .
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For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong ;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble .
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For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence .
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But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn ,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day .
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The way of the wicked is like deep darkness ;
they do not know over what they stumble .
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My son ,
be attentive to my words ;
incline your ear to my sayings .
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Let them not escape from your sight ;
keep them within your heart .
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For they are life to him who finds them ,
and healing to all his flesh .
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Keep your heart with all vigilance ;
for from it flow the springs of life .