Proverbs 1:8
New Living Translation
A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
8 My child,[a] listen when your father corrects you.
Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Proverbs 6:20
New Living Translation
20 My son, obey your father’s commands,
and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Proverbs 30:17
New Living Translation
17 The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
Proverbs 5:1-2
New Living Translation
Avoid Immoral Women
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen carefully to my wise counsel.
2 Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
Proverbs 2:1
New Living Translation
The Benefits of Wisdom
2 My child,[a] listen to what I say,
and treasure my commands.
Footnotes
- 2:1 Hebrew My son.
Proverbs 4:1-4
New Living Translation
A Father’s Wise Advice
4 My children,[a] listen when your father corrects you.
Pay attention and learn good judgment,
2 for I am giving you good guidance.
Don’t turn away from my instructions.
3 For I, too, was once my father’s son,
tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.
4 My father taught me,
“Take my words to heart.
Follow my commands, and you will live.
Footnotes
- 4:1 Hebrew My sons.
Proverbs 1:10
New Living Translation
10 My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
Leviticus 19:3
New Living Translation
3 “Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the Lord your God.
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2 Timothy 1:5
New Living Translation
5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.
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Proverbs 31:1
New Living Translation
The Sayings of King Lemuel
31 The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message,[a] which his mother taught him.
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- 31:1 Or of Lemuel, king of Massa; or of King Lemuel, an oracle.
Proverbs 7:1
New Living Translation
Another Warning about Immoral Women
7 Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.
Proverbs 3:1
New Living Translation
Trusting in the Lord
3 My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.
Proverbs 1:15
New Living Translation
15 My child, don’t go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.
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