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When I was my father’s little boy and my mother’s dear son,[a] my father taught me this: “Pay attention to what I say. Obey my commands and you will have a good life. Try to get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget my teaching or ignore what I say.

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  1. Proverbs 4:3 dear son Or “only son.”

For I too was a son to my father,
    still tender, and cherished by my mother.
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)
Get wisdom,(C) get understanding;
    do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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