17 aDo not let your heart envy sinners,
But
bbe zealous for the fear of the
Lord all the day;
18 aFor surely there is a
1 hereafter,
And your hope will not be cut off.
19 Hear, my son, and be wise;
And guide your heart in the way.
20 aDo not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe
a man with rags.
22 aListen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 aBuy the truth, and do not sell
it,Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
