How To Raise A Child

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

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

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

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

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

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

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

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

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

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

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

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

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

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

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

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

the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

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

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

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

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

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

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

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

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

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;

greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

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

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.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us--a pattern;

There is a way--right before a man, And its latter end <FI>are<Fi> ways of death.

and ye have taught them to your sons, by speaking of them in thy sitting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

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

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.

for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

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

`Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

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

`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,

And He did not make one <FI>only<Fi> , And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what <FI>is<Fi> the one <FI>alone<Fi> ! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.

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

for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him; — read the full passage →

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

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

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.

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged,

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, — read the full passage →

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

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

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

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

`And this <FI>is<Fi> the command, the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach you, to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it, — read the full passage →

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

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

`The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son--the only begotten--hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious; — read the full passage →

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which <FI>is<Fi> before thee, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not pollute thy daughter to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land go not a-whoring, and the land hath been full of wickedness.

because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;

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

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath done.

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah; — read the full passage →

And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, `I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee; — read the full passage →

wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that <FI>is<Fi> above every name,