The one who despises instruction ¹  will pay the penalty, ²  but whoever esteems instruction ³  will ⁴  be rewarded. ⁵ 

For you hate instruction and reject my words. ¹ 

Accept instruction ¹  from his mouth and store up his words ²  in your heart.

To ¹  learn ²  wisdom ³  and moral instruction, ⁴  and to discern ⁵  wise counsel. ⁶ 

To receive ¹  moral instruction ²  in skillful living, ³  in ⁴  righteousness, ⁵  justice, ⁶  and equity. ⁷ 

(Let the wise also ¹  hear ²  and gain ³  instruction, and let the discerning ⁴  acquire ⁵  guidance! ⁶ )

Fearing the Lord ¹  is the beginning ²  of moral knowledge, ³  but ⁴  fools ⁵  despise ⁶  wisdom and instruction. ⁷ 

Because I give ¹  you good instruction, ²  do not forsake my teaching.

Hold on to instruction, ¹  do not let it go; protect it, ²  because it is your life.

Receive my instruction ¹  rather than ²  silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Listen to my instruction ¹  so that you may be wise, ²  and do not neglect it.

The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction, ¹  and before honor comes humility. ² 

If you stop listening to ¹  instruction, my child, you will stray ²  from the words of knowledge.

Apply ¹  your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

She opens her mouth ¹  with wisdom, and loving instruction ²  is on her tongue.

Who comprehends ¹  the mind ²  of the Lord, or gives him instruction as his counselor? ³ 

They put him in custody, because there was no clear instruction about what should be done to him.

A well-written song ²  by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak! ³ 

Listen, ¹  my child, ²  to the instruction ³  from ⁴  your father, and do not forsake the teaching ⁵  from ⁶  your mother.

Listen, children, ²  to a father’s instruction, ³  and pay attention so that ⁴  you may gain ⁵  discernment.