Proverbs regarding ancestors, forebearers, predecessors, mothers and fathers, parents
Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.
When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,
he taught me, and he said to me:"Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live. Prov. 4:1-4 (read whole chapter)
I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. Prov. 4:11 (read whole chapter)
My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding, Prov. 5:1 (read whole chapter)
My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger, Prov. 6:1 (read whole chapter)
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother. Prov. 10:1 (read whole chapter)
A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. Prov. 13:1 (read whole chapter)
Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents. Prov. 17:6 (read whole chapter)
A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him. Prov. 17:25 (read whole chapter)
A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.
A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. Prov. 19:13-14 (read whole chapter)
Diverse weights and diverse measures - the LORD abhors both of them. Prov. 20:10 (read whole chapter)
The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents. Prov. 28:7 (read whole chapter)
The one who robs his father and mother and says, "There is no transgression," is a companion to the one who destroys. Prov. 28:24 (read whole chapter)
There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. Prov. 30:11 (read whole chapter)
The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother - the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it. Prov. 30:17 (read whole chapter)
O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, Prov. 31:2 (read whole chapter)