Bible Verses About Young Men

Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

And lo, it hath gone up--all of it--thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.

And I see--I--I do set my heart, I have seen--I have received instruction,

A little sleep--a little slumber--A little folding of the hands to lie down.

And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:

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

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.

The burial of an ass--he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.

Go up to Lebanon, and cry, And in Bashan give forth thy voice, And cry from Abarim, For destroyed have been all loving thee.

I have spoken unto thee in thine ease, Thou hast said, `I do not hearken,' This is thy way from thy youth, For thou hast not hearkened to My voice.

And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one is good except One--God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'

The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'