Proverbs 4:1-4

MLV(i) 1 Hear sons, the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding. 2 Because I give you* good doctrine. Do not forsake my law.
3 Because I was a son to my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 And he taught me and said to me, Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments and live.