^{20 Ref} My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

^{21 Ref} Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

^{22 Ref} When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

^{23 Ref} For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

^{24 Ref} To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

^{20 Ref} My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

^{21 Ref} Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

^{22 Ref} When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

^{23 Ref} For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

^{24 Ref} To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.