My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment,
“Come and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.
Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the Lord.
Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.
My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.
Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel.
Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters.
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.