Proverbs 4:13
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
In context
10 Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. 11 I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. 12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble. 13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life. 14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. 15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way. 16 For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 4:13 in the KJV
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 4:13 in the ESV
Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.