New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 4:13-22 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

13. Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.

14. Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil men.

15. Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.

16. For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

17. For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.

18. But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

19. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.

20. My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.

21. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart.

22. For they are life to those who find them And health to all their body.