Parents And Children

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

`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 →

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

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

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

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

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.

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

`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. — read the full passage →

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

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — 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;'

`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,

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

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,

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

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

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

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

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

`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 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,

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

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

And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them, — read the full passage →

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them, — 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.

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

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

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.

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

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 →

Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

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

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--all the days.'

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 →

honour thy father and mother, — read the full passage →

honour thy father and mother,

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.

and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased; — read the full passage →

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

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;

And Peter said, `Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;' — read the full passage →

The living, the living, he doth confess Thee.

`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.

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death. — read the full passage →

`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

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

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

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

And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

what do ye wish? with a rod shall I come unto you, or in love, with a spirit also of meekness?

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

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.'

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker, — read the full passage →

Thy wife <FI>is<Fi> as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

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, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.

because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God. — read the full passage →

`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business. — read the full passage →

While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son, --the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son--the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

`Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy <FI>am<Fi> I, Jehovah, your God. — read the full passage →

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord; — read the full passage →

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 →

Concerning it to your sons talk ye, And your sons to their sons, And their sons to another generation.

If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> slow to anger, and of great kindness; bearing away iniquity and transgression, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on a third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on a fourth; --

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 →

By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

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;

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'