Proverbs 23:24

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”

For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

Then Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your children are careful of their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,’ he said, ‘a man on the throne of Israel.’

He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.

“Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

“Now, behold, if he fathers a son, who sees all his father’s sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not such like;

making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?

to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.

The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’ ”

Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.

When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”

Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.

You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.