Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.