But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has (A)denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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A Father’s Instruction

Listen, my sons, to the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)pay attention so that you may [a]gain understanding,
For I give you good (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [b]instruction.
When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
He (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)take hold of my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;
(J)Acquire wisdom! (K)Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
  2. Proverbs 4:2 Or law

Get Wisdom at Any Cost

Listen, my sons,(A) to a father’s instruction;(B)
    pay attention and gain understanding.(C)
I give you sound learning,
    so do not forsake my teaching.
For I too was a son to my father,
    still tender, and cherished by my mother.
Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold(D) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.(E)
Get wisdom,(F) get understanding;
    do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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19 [a](A)You know this, (B)my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, (C)slow to speak, and (D)slow to anger; 20 for a man’s (E)anger does not bring about the righteousness of God.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:19 Or Know this

Listening and Doing

19 My dear brothers and sisters,(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(B) and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger(C) does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

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(A)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but (B)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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Fathers,[a] do not exasperate your children;(A) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.(B)

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  1. Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents

(A)Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; (B)for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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Marriage should be honored by all,(A) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.(B)

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And (A)you shall love the Lord your God (B)with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. (C)These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And (D)you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. (E)You shall also tie them as a [a]sign to your [b]hand, and they shall be as [c]frontlets [d]on your forehead. (F)You shall also write them on the [e]doorposts of your house and on your gates.

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  1. Deuteronomy 6:8 I.e., reminder
  2. Deuteronomy 6:8 Or forearm
  3. Deuteronomy 6:8 Or phylacteries
  4. Deuteronomy 6:8 Lit between your eyes
  5. Deuteronomy 6:9 Heb mezuzoth

Love(A) the Lord your God with all your heart(B) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(C) These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(D) Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(E) Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(F) Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(G)

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