Come, you children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the strong lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endures forever.
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures forever.
[A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not lack.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye.
Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O you children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Now therefore hearken unto me, O you children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes: but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and taken from the breasts.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; so now I say to you.
And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.