Psalms 34:11-16

11 aCome, O children, listen to me;
bI will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 cWhat man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may dsee good?
13 eKeep your tongue from evil
and your lips from fspeaking deceit.
14 gTurn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and hpursue it.
15 iThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
jand his ears toward their cry.
16 kThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to lcut off the memory of them from the earth.

Psalms 71:18

18So even to mold age and gray hairs,
O God, ndo not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.

Psalms 78:3-8

3things that we have heard and known,
that our ofathers have told us.
4We will not phide them from their children,
but qtell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,
and rthe wonders that he has done.
5 He established sa testimony in tJacob
and appointed a law in uIsrael,
which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children,
6that vthe next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
7so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget wthe works of God,
but xkeep his commandments;
8and that they should not be ylike their fathers,
za stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation aawhose heart was not steadfast,
whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Proverbs 1:8

The Enticement of Sinners

8 abHear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,

Proverbs 4:1-13

A Father’s Wise Instruction

1 acHear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may adgain
Hebrew know
insight,
2for I give you good afprecepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
3When I was a son with my father,
agtender, ahthe only one in the sight of my mother,
4he aitaught me and said to me,
aj“Let your heart hold fast my words;
akkeep my commandments, and live.
5 alGet wisdom; get aminsight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
6Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
anlove her, and she will guard you.
7 aoThe beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get apinsight.
8Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will aqhonor you arif you embrace her.
9She will place on your head asa graceful garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
10 atHear, aumy son, and accept my words,
that avthe years of your life may be many.
11I have awtaught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
12When you walk, axyour step will not be hampered,
and ayif you run, you will not stumble.
13 azKeep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your balife.

Proverbs 23:26

26 My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe
Or delight in
my ways.

Isaiah 38:19

19The living, the living, he thanks you,
as I do this day;
bcthe father makes known to the children
your faithfulness.
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