My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.