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Proverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
Proverbs 4:13 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 4:13 in other translations
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
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In context
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
16 For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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