My child, listen closely to my teachings and learn common sense.
Come, my children, listen as I teach you to respect the LORD.
Proverbs will teach you wisdom and self-control and how to understand sayings with deep meanings.
My child, obey the teachings of your parents,
Children with good sense accept correction from their parents, but stubborn children ignore it completely.
Pay attention to advice and accept correction, so you can live sensibly.
Here are some sayings of people with wisdom, so listen carefully as I teach.
My son, if you listen closely to my wisdom and good sense,
Let wisdom be your sister and make common sense your closest friend.
Our clan has always obeyed Jonadab's command. To this very day, we and our wives and sons and daughters don't drink wine or build houses or plant vineyards or crops. And we have lived in tents,
We must give our full attention to what we were told, so that we won't drift away.