Jeremiah 35:8
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8 We have obeyed the charge of our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,(A)
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Colossians 3:20
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20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.(A)
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Proverbs 6:20
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20 My child, keep your father’s commandment,
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(A)
Proverbs 4:10
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Admonition to Keep to the Right Path
10 Hear, my child, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.
Proverbs 4:1-2
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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.
Footnotes
- 4.1 Heb know
Proverbs 1:8-9
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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)
9 for they are a fair garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.(B)
Proverbs 13:1
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Footnotes
- 13.1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father
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