Youth

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

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 thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

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

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

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

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

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

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

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ witha loveincorruptible.

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

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; — read the full passage →

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

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

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

And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name. — read the full passage →

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou artmy trust from my youth.

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

And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. — read the full passage →

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

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

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

For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;

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

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah: — read the full passage →

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments. — read the full passage →

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

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

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways. — read the full passage →

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness’ sake, O Jehovah.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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

Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest. — read the full passage →

Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — 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.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.

Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner? — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

They help every one his neighbor; and every one saith to his brother, Be of good courage. — read the full passage →

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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

There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, And he hath set the world upon them.

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

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

And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking.

His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth.