Bible Verses About Young Men

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.

And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

The first thing is wisdom--get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life are multiplied to thee.

In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.

Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she is thy life.

Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.

For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,