V.1-13 God, Who created the world and man, surely should be listened to. He tells us to hear — like a father speaking tenderly to his children. Obedience to God is the secret of life.
V.14-19 Then the contrast — the unhappy life of the wicked. A wicked person is really one who does not obey God. A holy person is one who does. But the book of Proverbs does not reveal to us that only in and through Christ could there be a holy life. Solomon knew nothing of what we now know and have in Christ.
V.20-27 The ear, the eyes, the heart are all to be tuned to hear, to see, and to learn. Notice the heart is to be guarded the most. Finally, the feet and the hands are to be controlled.