Deuteronomy 4:9
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9 Only take heed to yourself, and diligently (A)keep yourself, lest you (B)forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And (C)teach them to your children and your grandchildren,
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Deuteronomy 6:7
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7 (A)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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Deuteronomy 11:19
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19 (A)You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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Psalm 78:3-8
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3 Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.
4 (A)We will not hide them from their children,
(B)Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
5 For (C)He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That (D)they should make them known to their children;
6 (E)That the generation to come might know them,
The children who would be born,
That they may arise and declare them to their children,
7 That they may set their hope in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments;
8 And (F)may not be like their fathers,
(G)A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation (H)that did not [a]set its heart aright,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:8 Lit. prepare its heart
Genesis 18:19
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19 For I have known him, in order (A)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
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Deuteronomy 32:46
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46 and he said to them: (A)“Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your (B)children to be careful to observe—all the words of this law.
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Ephesians 6:4
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4 And (A)you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but (B)bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 29:29
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29 “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
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Exodus 13:8-9
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8 And you shall (A)tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.’ 9 It shall be as (B)a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt.
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Proverbs 4:20-23
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20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (A)life.
Proverbs 4:1-13
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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.
5 (E)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
(F)Love her, and she will keep you.
7 (G)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
8 (H)Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head (I)an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
(J)And the years of your life will be many.
11 I have (K)taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
12 When you walk, (L)your steps will not be hindered,
(M)And when you run, you will not stumble.
13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
Proverbs 3:1-3
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
2 For length of days and long life
And (B)peace they will add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
(C)Bind them around your neck,
(D)Write them on the tablet of your heart,
Proverbs 23:26
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26 My son, give me your heart,
And let your eyes observe my ways.
Revelation 3:3
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3 (A)Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and (B)repent. (C)Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you (D)as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
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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;
Psalm 71:18
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18 Now also (A)when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to everyone who is to come.
Hebrews 2:1
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Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give [a]the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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- Hebrews 2:1 all the more careful attention
Proverbs 3:21
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21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Joshua 4:6-7
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6 that this may be (A)a sign among you (B)when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ 7 Then you shall answer them that (C)the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for (D)a memorial to the children of Israel forever.”
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Psalm 34:11-16
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11 Come, you children, listen to me;
(A)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 (B)Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking (C)deceit.
14 (D)Depart from evil and do good;
(E)Seek peace and pursue it.
15 (F)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 (G)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
(H)To [a]cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
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- Psalm 34:16 destroy
Psalm 119:11
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11 (A)Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
Exodus 13:14-16
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14 (A)So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, (B)‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that (C)the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 It shall be as (D)a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
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Joshua 4:21
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21 Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: (A)“When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’
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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.
Hebrews 2:3
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3 (A)how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, (B)which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was (C)confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
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