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Proverbs 4:3-5
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3 I was once a young boy in my father’s house.
    I was like an only child to my mother.
4 And my father taught me and said,
    “Hold on to my words with all your heart.
    Keep my commands and you will live.
5 Get wisdom and understanding.
    Don’t forget or ignore my words.

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Proverbs 4:3-5
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3 For I too was a son to my father,
    still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold(A) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.(B)
5 Get wisdom,(C) get understanding;
    do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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