parents
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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.
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just. 2Honor your father and your mother. This is the first commandment with a promise: 3so that it may be well with you, and so that you may have a long life upon the earth. 4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart.
12Honor your father and your mother, so that you may have a long life upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.
8But if anyone has no concern for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.
17Teach your son, and he will refresh you, and he will give delight to your soul.
14Behold, this is the third time I have prepared to come to you, and yet I will not be a burden to you. For I am seeking not the things that are yours, but you yourselves. And neither should the children store up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15The rod and its correction distribute wisdom. But the child who is left to his own will, brings shame to his mother.
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.
22Listen to your father, who conceived you. And do not despise your mother, when she is old.