Proverbs 1:8-9
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7-9 How does a man become wise? The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord!
Only fools refuse to be taught. Listen to your father and mother. What you learn from them will stand you in good stead; it will gain you many honors.[a]
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- Proverbs 1:7 many honors, literally, “a fair garland and adornment.”
Proverbs 4:1-4
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4 1-2 Young men, listen to me as you would to your father. Listen, and grow wise, for I speak the truth—don’t turn away. 3 For I, too, was once a son, tenderly loved by my mother as an only child, and the companion of my father. 4 He told me never to forget his words. “If you follow them,” he said, “you will have a long and happy life.
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Proverbs 10:1
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10 Happy is the man with a level-headed son; sad the mother of a rebel.
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 The fool who provokes his family to anger and resentment will finally have nothing worthwhile left. He shall be the servant of a wiser man.
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A sensible son gladdens his father. A rebellious son saddens his mother.[a]
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- Proverbs 15:20 saddens his mother, literally, “despises his mother.”
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise slave will rule his master’s wicked sons and share their estate.
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Proverbs 17:6
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6 An old man’s grandchildren are his crowning glory. A child’s glory is his father.
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 It’s no fun to be a rebel’s father.
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A rebellious son is a grief to his father and a bitter blow to his mother.
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Proverbs 19:13
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13 A rebellious son is a calamity to his father, and a nagging wife annoys like constant dripping.
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Proverbs 19:26
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26 A son who mistreats his father or mother is a public disgrace.
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Proverbs 20:20
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20 God puts out the light of the man who curses his father or mother.
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