Bible Verses About Young Men

He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.

Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.

Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.

Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.

I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:

And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.

Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.

Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest.

And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.

Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.

A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.

The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.

What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda: They shall not mourn for him, Alas, my brother, and, Alas, sister: they shall not lament for him, Alas, my lord, or, Alas, the noble one.

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, rotten and cast forth without the gates of Jerusalem.

Go up to Libanus, and cry: and lift up thy voice in Basan, and cry to them that pass by, for all thy lovers are destroyed.

I spoke to thee in thy prosperity: and thou saidst: I will not hear: this hath been thy way from thy youth, because thou hast not heard my voice.

And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting?

Who said to him: Why askest thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness.

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

The young man saith to him: All these have I kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me?

Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.