January 25, 2026, Proverbs 4:1-27
January 25, 2026, Proverbs 4:1-27
4 Hear, O
sons, a father's instruction,
and be
attentive, that you may gain insight,
2 for I give you good precepts;
do not
forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
tender, the
only one in the sight of my mother,
4 he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my
commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom; get insight;
do not
forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love
her, and she will guard you.
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and
whatever you get, get insight.
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she
will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head a graceful garland;
she will
bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
10 Hear, my
son, and accept my words,
that the
years of your life may be many.
11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have
led you in the paths of uprightness.
12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered,
and if
you run, you will not stumble.
13 Keep 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 walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn
away from it and pass on.
16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done
wrong;
they are
robbed of sleep unless they have made 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,
which
shines brighter and brighter until full day.
19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do
not know over what they stumble.
20 My son,
be attentive to my words;
incline
your ear to my sayings.
21 Let them not escape from your sight;
keep
them within your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them,
and
healing to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from
it flow the springs of life.
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
and
put devious talk far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your
gaze be straight before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet;
then all
your ways will be sure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn
your foot away from evil.
Have you been blessed to
have wisdom passed down through the generations of your family? What made these
people wise in your eyes? How willing are you to pass this wisdom on to future
generations? Are you leading them in the way of the Lord?
Debbie Walker
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