My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.
After this, Dad gave a few questions for us to apply these words. I thought these questions were both timely and helpful, and I'd encourage you to think about them yourself:
EARS (Proverbs 4:20): Who are you listening to (Psalm 1:1-2; John 10:3-5; Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22)?
HEART (vv. 21-23): What are you thinking, feeling, desiring (Deut 6:4-5; Prov 6:18a; Matt 22:37-39)?
MOUTH (v. 24): What are you saying (Prov 6:19; Matt 12:33-36, Eph 5:4, Col 4:6)?
EYES (v. 25): What are you watching/looking at/reading (Psalm 101:3; Heb 12:2)?
FEET (vv. 26-27): What are you doing and where are you going in life (Deut 5:32; Prov 6:18b)?
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