Proverbs 1:8
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Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
Proverbs 6:20
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Beware of Adultery
20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
Proverbs 30:17
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17 (A)The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.
Proverbs 5:1-2
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The Peril of Adultery
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
[a]Lend your ear to my understanding,
2 That you may [b]preserve discretion,
And your lips (A)may keep knowledge.
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- Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
- Proverbs 5:2 appreciate good judgment
Proverbs 2:1
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
Proverbs 4:1-4
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Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2 For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3 When I was my father’s son,
(B)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 (C)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
(D)Keep my commands, and live.
Proverbs 1:10
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10 My son, if sinners entice you,
(A)Do not consent.
Leviticus 19:3
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3 (A)‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and (B)keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
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2 Timothy 1:5
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5 when I call to remembrance (A)the [a]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (B)your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
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- 2 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical
Proverbs 31:1
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The Words of King Lemuel’s Mother
31 The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:
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Proverbs 7:1
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The Wiles of a Harlot
7 My son, keep my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you.
Proverbs 3:1
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
Proverbs 1:15
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Deuteronomy 21:18-21
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The Rebellious Son
18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, 19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. 20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ 21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; (A)so you shall put away the evil from among you, (B)and all Israel shall hear and fear.
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1 Samuel 2:25
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25 If one man sins against another, (A)God[a] will judge him. But if a man (B)sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, (C)because the Lord desired to kill them.
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- 1 Samuel 2:25 Tg. the Judge
Matthew 9:22
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22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; (A)your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
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Matthew 9:2
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2 (A)Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. (B)When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
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