Psa 34:11, 119:9, Pro 7:7-24, 8:17, 32, Ecc 11:9-12:1, 2Ti 2:22 | ESV | STEP | Come , O children , listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord .

Psalms 34:11

11 ^aCome, O children, listen to me;
^bI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Psalms 119:9

Beth

9 How can ^ca young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.

Proverbs 7:7-24

7 and I have seen among ^dthe simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man ^elacking sense,
8 passing along the street ^fnear her corner,
taking the road to her house
9 in ^gthe twilight, in the evening,
at ^hthe time of night and darkness.
10 And behold, the woman meets him,
ⁱdressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. ^{▼▼Hebrew guarded in heart}
11 She is ^kloud and ^lwayward;
^mher feet do not stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the market,
and ⁿat every corner she ^olies in wait.
13 She seizes him and kisses him,
and with ^pbold face she says to him,
14 “I had to ^qoffer sacrifices, ^{▼▼Hebrew peace offerings}
and today I have ^spaid my vows;
15 so now I have come out to meet you,
to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
16 I have spread my couch with ^tcoverings,
colored linens from ^uEgyptian linen;
17 I have perfumed my bed with ^vmyrrh,
aloes, and ^wcinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;
let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For ^xmy husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey;
20 he took a bag of money with him;
at full moon he will come home.”
21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with ^yher smooth talk she compels him.
22 All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast ^{▼▼Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as an anklet for the discipline of a fool}
23 till an arrow pierces its liver;
as ^aaa bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24 And ^abnow, O sons, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 8:17

17 ^acI love those who love me,
and ^adthose who seek me diligently find me.

Proverbs 8:32

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

Ecclesiastes 11:9-10

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

10 Remove vexation from your heart, and ^akput 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 ^amthe days of your youth, before ^anthe evil days come and the years draw near of which ^aoyou will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

2 Timothy 2:22

22 So ^apflee ^aqyouthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with ^arthose who call on the Lord ^asfrom a pure heart.