Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold;

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.

Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart.

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a lamentation.

"And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

"He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true.

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.

Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor.

' Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

"that you may fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.