1 A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house: thy children like olive plants around thy table.
4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. teach: Heb. whet, or, sharpen
28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine:
29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth
4 But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to repay their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. piety: or, kindness
21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. stature: or, age
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him early.
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said to them, Permit the little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Train…: or, Catechisein…: Heb. in his way
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. ever: Heb. all the day
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy cattle, and the flocks of thy sheep.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. his…: Heb. filled his quiver with themspeak…: or, subdue, or, destroy
7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: for ever: Heb. all days
24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
25 The LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee:
26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy offspring:
4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
13 And all thy children shall be taught from the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in there, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul well knoweth right…: Heb. greatly
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and skilfully formed in the lowest parts of the earth. substance: or, strength, or, body
16 Thy eyes saw my substance, not yet formed; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. all…: Heb. all of themwhich…: or, what days they should be fashioned
5 Before I formed thee in the womb I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet to the nations. ordained: Heb. gave
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: polished: Heb. cut
1 A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house: thy children like olive plants around thy table.
13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
10 I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou art my God from my mother’s womb.
14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
4 We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord.