Come, you children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the strong lion’s cubs are scattered away.
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 those who do his commandments: his praise endures for ever.
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures for ever.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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 give heed to know understanding.
Listen to me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
I love those who love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Now therefore listen to me, O you children: for blessed are those who 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? those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; so now I say to you.
And that from childhood you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.