3 Children are a gift from the Lord;

they are a real blessing.

12 May our sons in their youth

be like plants that grow up strong.

May our daughters be like stately columns

which adorn the corners of a palace.

13 You created every part of me;

you put me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you because you are to be feared;

all you do is strange and wonderful.

I know it with all my heart.

9 How can young people keep their lives pure?

By obeying your commands.

9 How can young people keep their lives pure?

By obeying your commands.

11 Come, my young friends, and listen to me,

and I will teach you to honor the Lord.

6 *Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.

6 *Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.

6 *Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.

15 Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave.

15 Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave.

24 If you don’t punish your children, you don’t love them. If you do love them, you will correct them.

1 Wise children pay attention when their parents correct them, but arrogant people never admit they are wrong.

1 My child, don’t forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do. 2 My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life.

1 My child, don’t forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.

12 *The Lord corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.

4 my father would teach me. He would say, "Remember what I say and never forget it. Do as I tell you, and you will live. 5 Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.

15 Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them.

13 Don’t hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won’t kill them.

22 Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.

23 Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense—these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell.

26 Only a shameful, disgraceful person would mistreat his father or turn his mother away from his home.

1 It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.

7 Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.

11 Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.

25 Foolish children bring grief to their fathers and bitter regrets to their mothers.

6 Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.

6 Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.

5 It is foolish to ignore what your parents taught you; it is wise to accept their correction.

20 Wise children make their fathers happy. Only fools despise their mothers.

7 Young people who obey the law are intelligent. Those who make friends with good-for-nothings are a disgrace to their parents.

8 My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you. 9 Their teaching will improve your character as a handsome turban or a necklace improves your appearance.

32 *"Now, young people, listen to me.

Do as I say, and you will be happy.

33 Listen to what you are taught.

Be wise; do not neglect it.

1 *Children, it is your Christian duty to* obey your parents, for this is the right thing to do. 2 *"Respect your father and mother" is the first commandment that has a promise added: 3 "so that all may go well with you, and you may live a long time in the land."

4 *Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry. Instead, raise them with Christian discipline and instruction.

4 *Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry. Instead, raise them with Christian discipline and instruction.

1 Since you are God’s dear children, you must try to be like him.

20 *Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God.

21 *Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.

6 *Never forget these commands that I am giving you today. 7 Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working.

7 Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working.

40 Obey all his laws that I have given you today, and all will go well with you and your descendants. You will continue to live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to be yours forever."

28 Obey faithfully everything that I have commanded you, and all will go well for you and your descendants forever, because you will be doing what is right and what pleases the Lord your God.

46 he said, "Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God’s teachings. 47 These teachings are not empty words; they are your very life. Obey them and you will live long in that land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy."

14 Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

14 Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

1 *At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?"

2 So Jesus called a child to come and stand in front of them, 3 *and said, "I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. 4 The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child.

3 *and said, "I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. 4 The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child. 5 And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this, welcomes me.

10 *"See that you don’t despise any of these little ones. Their angels in heaven, I tell you, are always in the presence of my Father in heaven.**

25 At that time Jesus said, "Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned.

9 "Happy are those who work for peace;

God will call them his children!

13 Some people brought children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples scolded the people. 14 When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, "Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

36 Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them, 37 *"Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me."

52 *Jesus grew both in body and in wisdom, gaining favor with God and people.

15 After they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?"

"Yes, Lord," he answered, "you know that I love you."

Jesus said to him, "Take care of my lambs."

12 Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God’s children.

14 Those who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s children.

15 **For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God’s children, and by the Spirit’s power we cry out to God, "Father! my Father!"

16 God’s Spirit joins himself to our spirits to declare that we are God’s children.

19 All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children.

26 It is through faith that all of you are God’s children in union with Christ Jesus. 27 You were baptized into union with Christ, and now you are clothed, so to speak, with the life of Christ himself.

1 *See how much the Father has loved us! His love is so great that we are called God’s children—and so, in fact, we are. This is why the world does not know us: it has not known God.

2 My dear friends, we are now God’s children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in Christ keeps himself pure, just as Christ is pure.

12 I write to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of Christ.

21 My children, keep yourselves safe from false gods!

4 he must be able to manage his own family well and make his children obey him with all respect.

8 But if any do not take care of their relatives, especially the members of their own family, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

5 *Have you forgotten the encouraging words which God speaks to you as his children?

"My child, pay attention when the Lord corrects you,

and do not be discouraged when he rebukes you.

6 Because the Lord corrects everyone he loves,

and punishes everyone he accepts as a child."

7 Endure what you suffer as being a father’s punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father? 8 If you are not punished, as all his children are, it means you are not real children, but bastards. 9 In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!

11 When we are punished, it seems to us at the time something to make us sad, not glad. Later, however, those who have been disciplined by such punishment reap the peaceful reward of a righteous life.

31 They answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your family."

22 Avoid the passions of youth, and strive for righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who with a pure heart call out to the Lord for help.

2 Take the teachings that you heard me proclaim in the presence of many witnesses, and entrust them to reliable people, who will be able to teach others also.

13 *"I myself will teach your people

and give them prosperity and peace.

13 *"I myself will teach your people

and give them prosperity and peace.

19 It is the living who praise you,

As I praise you now.

Parents tell their children how faithful you are.

15 So the Lord answers,

"Can a woman forget her own baby

and not love the child she bore?

Even if a mother should forget her child,

I will never forget you.

16 Jerusalem, I can never forget you!

I have written your name on the palms of my hands.

14 I saw that the people were worried, so I said to them and to their leaders and officials, "Don’t be afraid of our enemies. Remember how great and terrifying the Lord is, and fight for your relatives, your children, your wives, and your homes."

1 In those days, when the boy Samuel was serving the Lord under the direction of Eli, there were very few messages from the Lord, and visions from him were quite rare.

4 Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.

4 Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.

4 We will not keep them from our children;

we will tell the next generation

about the Lord's power and his great deeds

and the wonderful things he has done.

5 He gave laws to the people of Israel

and commandments to the descendants of Jacob.

He instructed our ancestors

to teach his laws to their children,

6 so that the next generation might learn them

and in turn should tell their children.

7 In this way they also will put their trust in God

and not forget what he has done,

but always obey his commandments.