Takeholdof instruction;do not letgo.Guardher, for she is your life.
Then he said,"Letme go,for the dawnis breaking."But he said,"I will not letyou gounlessyou blessme."
He is [on] the pathof lifewho heedsinstruction,But he who ignoresreproofgoesastray.
Buytruth,and do not sell[it], [Get] wisdomand instructionand understanding.
She is a treeof lifeto those who takeholdof her, And happyare all who holdher fast.
So they will be lifeto your soulAnd adornmentto your neck.
For the commandmentis a lampand the teachingis light;And reproofsfor disciplineare the wayof life
"For he who findsme findslifeAnd obtainsfavorfrom the LORD.
For wisdomis protection[just as] moneyis protection,But the advantageof knowledgeis that wisdompreservesthe livesof its possessors.
"Scarcelyhad I leftthem WhenI foundhim whommy soulloves;I heldon to him and would not lethim goUntilI had broughthim to my mother'shouse,And into the roomof her who conceivedme."
"It is the Spiritwho gives life;the fleshprofitsnothing;the wordsthat I have spokento you are spiritand are life.
SimonPeteransweredHim, "Lord,to whomshall we go?You havewordsof eternallife.
Then when he arrivedand witnessedthe graceof God,he rejoicedand [began] to encouragethem allwith resoluteheartto remain[true] to the Lord;
They were continually devoting themselvesto the apostles'teachingand to fellowship,to the breakingof breadand to prayer.
"For it is not an idlewordfor you; indeedit is your life.And by thiswordyou will prolongyour daysin the land,whichyou are about to crossthe Jordanto possess."
But examineeverything[carefully]; hold fastto that which is good;
For thisreasonwe mustpaymuch closerattentionto what we have heard,sothat we do not drift away[from it].
"And they overcamehim becauseof the bloodof the Lamband becauseof the wordof their testimony,and they did not lovetheir lifeeven whenfaced with death.
I knowwhereyou dwell,whereSatan'sthroneis; and you hold fastMy name,and did not denyMy faithevenin the daysof Antipas,My witness,My faithful one,whowas killedamongyou, whereSatandwells.
