Bible Verses About Young Men

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.

When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,

he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.

Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.