Youth

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

The glory of young men is their strength, And the splendor of old men is their gray head.

My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;

Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment.

How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;

For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth.

I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.

But the LORD said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.

It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth.

And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,

I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.