Bad Children

`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious--he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them-- — read the full passage →

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.

And Eli <FI>is<Fi> very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling <FI>at<Fi> the opening of the tent of meeting, — read the full passage →

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

A generation <FI>is<Fi> , that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten? — read the full passage →

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →

Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'

Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

The soul that doth sin--it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

A generation <FI>is<Fi> , that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless. — read the full passage →

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

`See, I have set before thee to-day life and good, and death and evil, — read the full passage →

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

Because thou rejoicest, because thou exultest, O spoilers of Mine inheritance, Because thou increasest as a heifer <FI>at<Fi> the tender grass, And dost cry aloud as bulls, — read the full passage →

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!

And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah; — read the full passage →

`And thou hast declared to thy son in that day, saying, `<FI> It is<Fi> because of what Jehovah did to me, in my going out from Egypt,

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

Whoredom is actually heard of among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the nations--as that one hath the wife of the father! -- — read the full passage →

And he answered them, saying, `Who is my mother, or my brethren?' — read the full passage →

But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant <FI>is<Fi> the peace of thy sons.

and I have declared to him that I am judging his house--to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them,

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

My woe <FI>is<Fi> to me, for I have been As gatherings of summer-fruit, As gleanings of harvest, There is no cluster to eat, The first-ripe fruit desired hath my soul. — read the full passage →

And to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Because that ye have hearkened unto the command of Jonadab your father, and ye observe all his commands, and do according to all that he commanded you;

Doing kindness to thousands, and recompensing iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their sons after them; God, the great, the mighty, Jehovah of Hosts <FI>is<Fi> His name, — read the full passage →

In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword--the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan--a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan--a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that <FI>is<Fi> in the sea. — read the full passage →

Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --`Destroy not.' --A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men? — read the full passage →

From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.

Shew me, and I--I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

And Jehoram son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigneth twelve years, — read the full passage →

When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;

And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them, — read the full passage →

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

`When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder, — read the full passage →

honourable <FI>is<Fi> the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, — read the full passage →

`Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be enticed, and ye have turned aside, and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them,

and he saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'

and he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the women and the children, and saith, `What <FI>are<Fi> these to thee?' And he saith, `The children with whom God hath favoured thy servant.'

if any one doth speak--`as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister--`as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power--to the ages of the ages. Amen.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

And the people hath exacted--man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured. — read the full passage →

Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, `It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.