Godly instruction is not just about knowledge, but about walking in righteousness and avoiding the path of the wicked.

• Choose the Right Path: Wisdom leads to life and light; the way of the wicked leads to darkness and destruction (vv. 10–19).
• Guard Your Heart Diligently: Your heart is the source of your life—what you feed it shapes your direction (v. 23).
• Speak with Integrity: Put away deceitful and corrupt speech; let your words reflect a heart grounded in truth (v. 24).
• Stay Spiritually Focused: Keep your eyes fixed on God’s path—don’t get distracted by temptation or worldly detours (v. 25).
• Walk (i.e. feet) with Purpose and Purity: Think carefully about where your life is going and stay committed to godly living (vv. 26–27).

W.A.L.K.

• W – Watch Your Heart: “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (v. 23)
• A – Avoid the Path of Evil: “Do not enter the path of the wicked... Turn away from it and pass on.” (vv. 14–15, 27)
• L – Look Straight Ahead: “Let your eyes look straight ahead... ponder the path of your feet.” (vv. 25–26)
• K – Keep God's Word Daily: “My son, give attention to my words... for they are life to those who find them.” (vv. 20–22)