child
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6The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb. 4Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out. 5Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.
15The rod and its correction distribute wisdom. But the child who is left to his own will, brings shame to his mother.
4Therefore, whoever will have humbled himself like this little child, such a one is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart.
15Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
16For the Spirit himself renders testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of God.
14Yet truly, Jesus said to them: “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not choose to prohibit them. For the kingdom of heaven is among such as these.”