Deuteronomy 4:9
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9 “But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children(A)—
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Deuteronomy 6:7
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7 Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.(A)
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Deuteronomy 11:19
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19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise up.(A)
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Psalm 78:3-8
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3 things that we have heard and known,
that our ancestors have told us.(A)
4 We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might
and the wonders that he has done.(B)
5 He established a decree in Jacob
and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach to their children,(C)
6 that the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and rise up and tell them to their children,(D)
7 so that they should set their hope in God,
and not forget the works of God,
but keep his commandments;(E)
8 and that they should not be like their ancestors,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not steadfast,
whose spirit was not faithful to God.(F)
Genesis 18:19
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19 No, for I have chosen[a] him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(A)
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- 18.19 Heb known
Deuteronomy 32:46
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46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law.(A)
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Ephesians 6:4
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4 And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.(A)
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Deuteronomy 29:29
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29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever, to observe all the words of this law.
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Exodus 13:8-9
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8 You shall tell your child on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’(A) 9 It shall serve for you as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the teaching of the Lord may be on your lips, for with a strong hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.(B)
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Proverbs 4:20-23
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20 My child, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.(A)
22 For they are life to those who find them
and healing to all their flesh.(B)
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.(C)
Proverbs 4:1-13
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Parental Advice
4 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain[a] insight,(A)
2 for I give you good precepts:
do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
tender and my mother’s favorite,(B)
4 he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my commandments and live.(C)
5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away
from the words of my mouth.(D)
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love her, and she will guard you.(E)
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight.(F)
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.(G)
9 She will place on your head a fair garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”(H)
Admonition to Keep to the Right Path
10 Hear, my child, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.
11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.(I)
12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered,
and if you run, you will not stumble.(J)
13 Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your life.
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- 4.1 Heb know
Proverbs 23:26
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- 23.26 Or delight in
Proverbs 3:1-3
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)
3 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)
Revelation 3:3
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3 Remember, then, what you received and heard; obey it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.(A)
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Proverbs 1:8
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Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching,(A)
Psalm 71:18
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18 So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.[a]
Your power(A)
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- 71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come
Hebrews 2:1
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Warning to Pay Attention
2 Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
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Proverbs 3:21
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The True Security
21 My child, do not let these escape from your sight:
keep sound wisdom and prudence,
Joshua 4:6-7
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6 so that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’(A) 7 then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial forever.”(B)
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Psalm 34:11-16
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11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(A)
12 Which of you desires life
and covets many days to enjoy good?(B)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.(C)
14 Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.(D)
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.(E)
16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.(F)
Psalm 119:11
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11 I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.(A)
Joshua 4:21
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21 saying to the Israelites, “When your children ask their parents in time to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’(A)
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Proverbs 7:1
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The False Attractions of Adultery
7 My child, keep my words
and store up my commandments with you;(A)
Exodus 13:14-16
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14 When in the future your child asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall answer, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.(A) 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborn to the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord every male that first opens the womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’(B) 16 It shall serve as a sign on your hand and as an emblem[a] on your forehead that by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”(C)
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- 13.16 Or as a frontlet; meaning of Heb uncertain
Hebrews 2:3
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3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was declared at first through the Lord, and it was confirmed for us by those who heard him,(A)
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