Quotes About Guidance

for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

Listen, my sons, to a fatherís instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.

he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.

Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.

Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.