1:8–19 You are guided from the very beginning: The instruction of your father—do not abandon it! The teaching of your mother—do not forsake it! Let their discipline adorn you as a necklace and crown, so that you do not fall victim to foolish desires, who, like thieves, lay in ambush for the innocent.5 They call to you: Come, join us. We will murder the weak and fill our homes with their wealth and dignity; there will be a single pouch for us all. Do not set your feet on their path, for it leads only
Proverbs 1:8–19