Proverbs 4:2
for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching.
In context
1 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.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 4:2 in the KJV
For I give you good doctrine, Forsake ye not my law.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 4:2 in the NIV
I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.