Bible Verses About Young Men

A false witness who doth breathe out lies--And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked--it talketh with thee.

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,

For jealousy is the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!

My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.

Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou art .' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'

To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out,

And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way to her house he doth step,