Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Lamentations 3:27
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27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
Ecclesiastes 11:8
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8 However many years anyone may live,
let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember(A) the days of darkness,
for there will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.
Psalm 71:17-18
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Proverbs 22:6
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Luke 18:16
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16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Psalm 34:11
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2 Timothy 3:15
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15 and how from infancy(A) you have known the Holy Scriptures,(B) which are able to make you wise(C) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
1 Samuel 16:12-13
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12 So he(A) sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome(B) features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”
13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(C) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(D) came powerfully upon David.(E) Samuel then went to Ramah.
Psalm 90:10
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Luke 2:40-52
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40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.(A)
The Boy Jesus at the Temple
41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.(B) 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed(C) at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother(D) said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father(E) and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a](F) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(G)
51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(H) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(I) 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.(J)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business
Proverbs 8:17
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Ecclesiastes 11:10
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Psalm 22:9-10
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2 Chronicles 34:2-3
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2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David,(A) not turning aside to the right or to the left.
3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God(B) of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols.
2 Samuel 19:35
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35 I am now eighty(A) years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers?(B) Why should your servant be an added(C) burden to my lord the king?
1 Samuel 3:19-21
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19 The Lord was with(A) Samuel as he grew(B) up, and he let none(C) of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba(D) recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord.(E) 21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed(F) himself to Samuel through his word.
1 Samuel 2:26
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26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(A) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(B)
Genesis 39:2
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2 The Lord was with Joseph(A) so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)
Genesis 39:23
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23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s(A) care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.(B)
Ephesians 6:4
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4 Fathers,[a] do not exasperate your children;(A) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.(B)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents
Luke 1:15
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15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,(A) and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit(B) even before he is born.(C)
Daniel 1:17
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17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding(A) of all kinds of literature and learning.(B) And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.(C)
Genesis 39:8-9
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8 But he refused.(A) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(B) 9 No one is greater in this house than I am.(C) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(D)
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