taking care of family
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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.
15And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids. 16She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard. 17She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.
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.
6The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
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.
22The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.
15But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
17Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him? 18My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.
4But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let her first learn to manage her own household, and to fulfill, in turn, her own obligation to her parents; for this is acceptable before God.
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.
29Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise.
4but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity. 5For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?
19For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”
4‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’ 5But you say: ‘If anyone will have said to father or mother, “It is dedicated, so that whatever is from me will benefit you,” 6then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.
24For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.
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.