Proverbs 4:1-9: Like Father Like Son

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.”