Proverbs 4:13
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
This Proverb depicts a battle for the heart of a son who has been reared to love and pursue wisdom versus the counsel of the wicked which leads to destruction. The father pleads with his son, because he understands that gaining wisdom is not a once in a lifetime attainment. Wisdom must be constantly nurtured and chosen over the cries of the wicked that seek to take the young man down the wrong path.
Whichever voice is listened to, whichever voice is followed, will reach to the deepest recesses of the human heart. The heart filled with wisdom will bring life to those who drink from its well. The heart filled with wickedness will be death to the bearer and to the one who drinks from its well.
Choose wisdom, choose life.
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