Pro 4:1, 7:24, 8:17, 32, 22:6, Ecc 11:9-12:1, Isa 28:9, Mat 18:2-4 | ESV | STEP | Hear , O sons , a father’s instruction , and be attentive , that you may gain insight ,

x[See ver. 3 above]

Proverbs 4:1

A Father’s Wise Instruction

1 ^aHear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may ^bgain ^{▼▼Hebrew know} insight,

Proverbs 7:24

24 And ^dnow, O sons, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 8:17

17 ^eI love those who love me,
and ^fthose who seek me diligently find me.

Proverbs 8:32

32 “And now, ^gO sons, listen to me:
^hblessed are those who keep my ways.

Proverbs 22:6

6 ⁱTrain up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Ecclesiastes 11:9-10

9 ^jRejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. ^kWalk in the ways of your heart and ^lthe sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things ^mGod will bring you into judgment.

10 Remove vexation from your heart, and ⁿput away pain ^{▼▼Or evil} from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

1 Remember also your Creator in ^pthe days of your youth, before ^qthe evil days come and the years draw near of which ^ryou will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

Isaiah 28:9

9 ^s“To whom will he teach knowledge,
and to whom will he explain the message?
Those who are weaned from the milk,
those taken from the breast?

Matthew 18:2-4

2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ^tturn and ^ubecome like children, you ^vwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 ^wWhoever humbles himself like this child is the ^xgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.