12 Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity.

6 In the same way urge the young men to be self-controlled.

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."

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:

1 So remember your Creator* while you are still young, before those dismal days and years come when you will say, "I don’t enjoy life."

1 So remember your Creator* while you are still young, before those dismal days and years come when you will say, "I don’t enjoy life." 2 That is when the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars will grow dim for you, and the rain clouds will never pass away. 3 Then your arms, that have protected you, will tremble, and your legs, now strong, will grow weak. Your teeth will be too few to chew your food, and your eyes too dim to see clearly.

9 Young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart’s desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do.

10 Don’t let anything worry you or cause you pain. You aren’t going to be young very long.

13,14 Someone may rise from poverty to become king of his country, or go from prison to the throne, but if in his old age he is too foolish to take advice, he is not as well off as a young man who is poor but intelligent.

30 Even those who are young grow weak;

young people can fall exhausted.

31 But those who trust in the Lord for help

will find their strength renewed.

They will rise on wings like eagles;

they will run and not get weary;

they will walk and not grow weak.

28 *"Afterward I will pour out my Spirit on everyone:

your sons and daughters will proclaim my message;

your old people will have dreams,

and your young people will see visions.

29 At that time I will pour out my Spirit

even on servants, both men and women.

17 God gave the four young men knowledge and skill in literature and philosophy. In addition, he gave Daniel skill in interpreting visions and dreams.

18 At the end of the three years set by the king, Ashpenaz took all the young men to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them all, and Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah impressed him more than any of the others. So they became members of the king’s court.

29 We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.

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

9 How can young people keep their lives pure?

By obeying your commands.

11 I keep your law in my heart,

so that I will not sin against you.

5 Sovereign Lord, I put my hope in you;

I have trusted in you since I was young.

12 young women and young men,

old people and children too.

13 Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

His name is greater than all others;

his glory is above earth and heaven.

1 *The proverbs of Solomon, son of David and king of Israel.

2 Here are proverbs that will help you recognize wisdom and good advice, and understand sayings with deep meaning. 3 They can teach you how to live intelligently and how to be honest, just, and fair. 4 They can make an inexperienced person clever and teach young people how to be resourceful.

19 Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live. 20 Don’t associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food. 21 Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags.

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

6 I answered, "Sovereign Lord, I don’t know how to speak; I am too young."

7 But the Lord said to me, "Do not say that you are too young, but go to the people I send you to, and tell them everything I command you to say. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I will be with you to protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!"

11 I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.*12 Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you. 13 *You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart. 14 Yes, I say, you will find me, and I will restore you to your land. I will gather you from every country and from every place to which I have scattered you, and I will bring you back to the land from which I had sent you away into exile. I, the Lord, have spoken.’

7 Just be determined, be confident; and make sure that you obey the whole Law that my servant Moses gave you. Do not neglect any part of it and you will succeed wherever you go. 8 Be sure that the book of the Law is always read in your worship. Study it day and night, and make sure that you obey everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Remember that I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for I, the Lord your God, am with you wherever you go."

5 *In the same way you younger people must submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble." 6 *Humble yourselves, then, under God’s mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.

14 I write to you, my children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong; the word of God lives in you, and you have defeated the Evil One.

13 Let us conduct ourselves properly, as people who live in the light of day—no orgies or drunkenness, no immorality or indecency, no fighting or jealousy.

27 And it is best to learn this patience in our youth.