stay close to your 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.
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just.
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
20Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
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.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart.
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;
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.
17Teach your son, and he will refresh you, and he will give delight to your soul.
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.