5 My child, be mindful of the Lord our God all your days, and don’t let your will be set to sin and to transgress his commandments: do righteousness all the days of your life, and don’t follow the ways of unrighteousness. (WEB)
Tobit 4:5
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Tobit 4:18–20
18 Ask counsel of every man who is wise, and don’t despise any counsel that is profitable. (WEB) 19 Bless the Lord your God at all times, and ask of him that your ways may be made straight, and that all your paths and counsels may prosper; for every nation has no counsel;… (WEB)
Proverbs 3:1–2
1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; 2 for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
Testament of Naphtali 2:32–34
32 So also is it with the other commandments. (T12) 33 Be ye therefore wise in God, my children, and prudent, understanding the order of His commandments, and the laws of every word, that the Lord may love you, (T12) 34 And when he had charged them with many such words, he exhorted… (T12)
Testament of Levi 4:1–2
1 AND now, my children, I command you: Fear the Lord your God with your whole heart, and walk in simplicity according to all His law. (T12) 2 And do ye also teach your children letters, that they may have understanding all their life, reading unceasingly the law of God. (T12)
Testament of Issachar 1:37–39
37 For he walketh in singleness of soul, and beholdeth all things in uprightness of heart, shunning eyes made evil through the error of the world, lest he should see the perversion of any of the commandments of the Lord. (T12) 38 Keep, therefore, my children, the law of G… (T12)
Book of Jubilees 21:14–16
14 Besides these kinds of wood there is none other that thou shalt place (on the altar), for the fragrance is dispersed, and the smell of its fragrance goes not up to heaven. (JUB) 15 Observe this commandment and do it, my son, that thou mayst be upright in all thy deeds. (JUB) 16 … (JUB)
Proverbs 7:1–2
1 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. 2 Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Proverbs 6:19–21
19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers. 20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
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