Young Adults

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? — read the full passage →

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: — read the full passage →

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: — read the full passage →

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. — read the full passage →

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. — read the full passage →

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. — read the full passage →

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.