Proverbs 1:8-9
The Voice
8 So, my son, pay attention to your father’s guidance,
and do not ignore what your mother taught you—
9 Wear their wisdom as a badge of honor and maturity,
as fine jewelry around your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-2
The Voice
3 My son, always remember what I have taught you;
keep my instructions dear to your heart.
2 If you do, they will be your guide to
a long, healthy, prosperous life.
Proverbs 4:1-4
The Voice
It’s perfectly natural to envy those who are successful. It’s even natural to want to imitate them. But what about those who’ve gotten ahead by doing the wrong thing? Sometimes it seems crime does pay, the good do die young, and the wicked do have more fun. But it only appears this way; it is not reality. In reality the success of wrongdoers is short-lived. God is against them, and their house is built on the sand. Even if it seems to be a grand house, it will soon come crashing down.
4 Gather, children, to hear your father’s instruction.
Pay close attention so you will understand,
2 For I am passing down to you important precepts.
Do not abandon these valuable life lessons.
3 Back when I was young—the very image of my father,
and yet from my mother’s view, still her only boy—
4 My father, with his years of experience, became my teacher.
Father: Son, grab on to every word I say to you—hold them close—
stay true to my instructions as you live, and they will serve you well.
Proverbs 10:1
The Voice
10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son makes his father glad,
but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.
Proverbs 13:22
The Voice
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren,
but the wealth of the sinner is eventually passed on to the right-living.
Proverbs 15:20
The Voice
20 A wise child makes his father happy,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:6
The Voice
6 Grandchildren are the crowning glory and ultimate delight of old age,
and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs 17:21
The Voice
21 Having a fool for a child is misery;
there is no joy in parenting a fool.
Proverbs 17:25
The Voice
25 Foolish children irritate their fathers
and embitter their mothers.
Proverbs 19:13
The Voice
13 Foolish children bring misery to their fathers,
and a wife’s bickering is a constant dripping as from a leaky roof.
Proverbs 19:18
The Voice
18 Discipline your children while there is still hope of influencing their future,
so as not to play a part in their destruction.
Proverbs 19:26
The Voice
26 Children who mistreat their father and run down their mother
are a root of shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 20:7
The Voice
7 The right-living act with integrity;
the children who follow their example are happy.
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