Motherhood

Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,

As one whom his mother comforteth, so do I comfort you, Yea, in Jerusalem ye are comforted.

Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one--the son of her womb? Yea, these forget--but I--I forget not thee.

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

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

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

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

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

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children,

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;' — read the full passage →

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old. — read the full passage →

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

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.

sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

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

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness <FI>is<Fi> on her tongue.

but--the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

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

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

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

`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.

And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.

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

`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.

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers, — read the full passage →

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

Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness <FI>is<Fi> on her tongue. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters--in all purity;

honour thy father and mother,

Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her, — read the full passage →

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

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

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

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. — read the full passage →

and she saith, `O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I <FI>am<Fi> the woman who stood with thee in this <FI>place<Fi> , to pray unto Jehovah; — read the full passage →

I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

`He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

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

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

<FI> Whoso<Fi> hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly. — read the full passage →

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene; — read the full passage →

Lo, every one using a simile, Doth use a simile concerning thee, saying: As the mother--her daughter!

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.

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

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

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

And the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth--if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.

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,

I lead thee, I bring thee in unto my mother's house, She doth teach me, I cause thee to drink of the perfumed wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate,

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest. — read the full passage →

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children, — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

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;

`Many <FI>are<Fi> the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:

for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, — read the full passage →

and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken; — read the full passage →

and she shall be saved through the child-bearing, if they remain in faith, and love, and sanctification, with sobriety.

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.

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'

The grace <FI>is<Fi> false, and the beauty <FI>is<Fi> vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible <FI>men<Fi> retain riches.

`For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood <FI>is<Fi> on him.

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.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

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

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

and the Jerusalem above is the free-woman, which is mother of us all,

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; — read the full passage →

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. — read the full passage →

House and wealth <FI>are<Fi> the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> an understanding wife.

we--we love him, because He--He first loved us;

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — 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. — read the full passage →

honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'