Bible Verses About Young Men

A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

For on account of a harlota man is broughtto a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman:

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,