Bible Verses About Young Men

He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed.

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.