I have taught you wisdom and the right way to live.
He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised.
So you must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.
my father would teach me. He would say, “Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live.
I walk the way of righteousness; I follow the paths of justice,
Listen to my excellent words; all I tell you is right.
To those with insight, it is all clear; to the well-informed, it is all plain.
But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly tested their truth.
and said, “You son of the Devil! You are the enemy of everything that is good. You are full of all kinds of evil tricks, and you always keep trying to turn the Lord's truths into lies!
“I have taught you all the laws, as the Lord my God told me to do. Obey them in the land that you are about to invade and occupy.