14 Remember your father and your mother, for you sit in the midst of great men, that you be not forgetful before them, and become a fool by your bad habit; so you may wish that you had not been born, and curse the day of your birth. (WEB)
Sirach 23:14
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Proverbs 23:21–23
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags. 22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. 23 Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understandi…
Sirach 7:26–28
26 Do you have a wife who pleases you? Don’t cast her out. But don’t trust yourself to one who is hateful. (WEB) 27 Honor your father with your whole heart, and don’t forget the birth pangs of your mother. (WEB) 28 Remember that you were born of them. What will you repay them for t… (WEB)
Proverbs 1:7–9
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your nec…
Sirach 8:8–10
8 Don’t neglect the discourse of the wise. Be conversant with their proverbs; for from them you will learn discipline and how to serve great men. (WEB) 9 Don’t miss the discourse of the aged, for they also learned from their parents, because from them you will learn und… (WEB)
Proverbs 6:19–21
19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers. 20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
Sirach 3:9–11
9 For the blessing of the father establishes the houses of children, but the curse of the mother roots out the foundations. (WEB) 10 Don’t glorify yourself in the dishonor of your father, for your father’s dishonor is no glory to you. (WEB) 11 For the glory of a man is from the ho… (WEB)
Sirach 7:22–24
22 Do you have cattle? Look after them. If they are profitable to you, let them stay by you. (WEB) 23 Do you have children? Correct them, and make them obedient from their youth. (WEB) 24 Do you have daughters? Take care of their bodies, and don’t be overly indulgent toward them. (WEB)
Proverbs 25:5–7
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; 7 for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you s…
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