Today is the fourth of the month.

Welcome to the daily audio proverb.

I'm Brian Hardin, and it's great to be here with you today.

We read the proverb of the day, so today we'll read Proverbs chapter 4 from the complete Jewish Bible.

Listen to from the complete Jewish Bible. Listen, children, to a father's instruction.

Pay attention in order to gain insight,

for I am giving you good advice.

So don't abandon my teaching.

For I, too, was once a child to my father and my mother, too, thought of me as her special darling.

He too taught me, he said to me, let your heart treasure my words.

Keep my commands and live.

Gain wisdom, gain insight, don't forget or turn from the words I am saying, don't abandon wisdom, then she will preserve you, love her and she

will protect you. The beginning of wisdom is, get wisdom.

And along with all you're getting, get insight.

Cherish her, and she will exalt you.

Embrace her, and she will bring you on her.

She will give your head a garland of grace.

Bestow on you a crown of glory. Listen, my son, receive what I say, and the years of your life will be many.

I'm directing you on the way of wisdom, guiding you in paths of uprightness. When you walk,

your step won't be hindered, and if you run, you won't stumble. Hold fast to discipline. Don't

let it go. Guard it. For it is your life.

Don't follow the path of the wicked

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