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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 4, Verse 13

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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
King James Version
Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.
American Standard Version
Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.
New English Translation
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
World English Bible
Take firm hold of instruction. Don't let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
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Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
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Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
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For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
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For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.