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Psalm 127:3-5
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Psalm 127:3-5
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3 Behold, (A)children are a heritage from the Lord,
(B)the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of (C)a warrior
are the children[a] of one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies (D)in the gate.[b]
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- Psalm 127:4 Or sons
- Psalm 127:5 Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate
Psalm 127:3-5
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Psalm 127:3-5
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Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 113:9
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9 He settles the childless(A) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
Titus 2:4
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Titus 2:4
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4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
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Titus 2:4
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Titus 2:4
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4 Then they can urge the younger women(A) to love their husbands and children,
Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:6
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6 (A)Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:6
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Psalm 22:9-10
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Psalm 22:9-10
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9 Yet you are he who (A)took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from (B)my mother's womb you have been my God.
Psalm 22:9-10
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Psalm 22:9-10
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Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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6 And (A)these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 (B)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 (C)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (D)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(A) 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(B) 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(C) 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(D)
Colossians 3:21
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Colossians 3:21
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21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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Colossians 3:21
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Colossians 3:21
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21 Fathers,[a] do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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- Colossians 3:21 Or Parents
Ephesians 6:4
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Ephesians 6:4
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4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, (A)but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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Ephesians 6:4
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Ephesians 6:4
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4 Fathers,[a] do not exasperate your children;(A) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.(B)
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- Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents
Proverbs 29:15-17
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Proverbs 29:15-17
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15 (A)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself (B)brings shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
but (C)the righteous will look upon their downfall.
17 (D)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 29:15-17
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Proverbs 29:15-17
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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)
16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
but the righteous will see their downfall.(B)
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;
they will bring you the delights you desire.(C)
Proverbs 13:24
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Proverbs 13:24
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- Proverbs 13:24 Or who loves him disciplines him early
Proverbs 13:24
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Proverbs 13:24
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Deuteronomy 21:18-21
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Deuteronomy 21:18-21
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A Rebellious Son
18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, 19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives, 20 and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ 21 (A)Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. (B)So you shall purge the evil from your midst, (C)and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
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Deuteronomy 21:18-21
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Deuteronomy 21:18-21
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A Rebellious Son
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious(A) son(B) who does not obey his father and mother(C) and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19 his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20 They shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death.(D) You must purge the evil(E) from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.(F)
Exodus 20:12
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Exodus 20:12
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12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, (B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
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Exodus 20:12
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Exodus 20:12
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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The Enticement of Sinners
8 (A)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (B)a graceful garland for your head
and (C)pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
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