I instruct you in the way of wisdom. I lead you along straight paths.
He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths for the honor of his name.
You will walk in the ways of good people. You will follow the paths of those who do right.
Then my father taught me. He said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart. Keep my commands, and you will live.
I walk in ways that are honest. I take paths that are right.
Listen! I have things to say that you can depend on. I open my lips to speak what is right.
To those who have understanding, all my words are right. To those who have found knowledge, they are true.
The Teacher was wise. He gave knowledge to people. He tried out many proverbs. He thought about them carefully. Then he wrote them down in order.
“You are a child of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You cheat people. You use all kinds of tricks. Won’t you ever stop twisting the right ways of the Lord?
I have taught you rules and laws, just as the Lord my God commanded me. Obey them in the land you are entering to take as your very own.