Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(A) from him.
Like arrows(B) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(C)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(D) in court.(E)

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32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(A) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(B)

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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.(A) “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16

Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children(A) are walking in the truth.(B)

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