| Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. |
| The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your possessions, acquire understanding. | Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. |
| Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. | Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
| I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. | I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. |
| My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. | My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. |
| Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. | Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. |
| Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you. | Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
| Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. | Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
| Watch the path of your feet, And all your ways will be established. | Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
| Do not turn to the right or to the left; Turn your foot from evil. | Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. |
Bible verse of the day
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.