6 For unlawfully conceived children are witnesses of wickedness against parents when they are investigated. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 4:6
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Wisdom of Solomon 3:15–17
15 For good labors have fruit of great renown. The root of understanding can’t fail. (WEB) 16 But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away. (WEB) 17 For if they live long, they will not be esteemed, and in the end, their old a… (WEB)
Sirach 41:6–8
6 The inheritance of sinners’ children will perish and with their posterity will be a perpetual disgrace. (WEB) 7 Children will complain of an ungodly father, because they suffer disgrace because of him. (WEB) 8 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the Most High… (WEB)
Sirach 22:8–10
8 He who teaches a fool is as one who teaches a man who slumbers. In the end he will say, “What is it?” (WEB) 9 If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents. (KJV) 10 But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurtu… (KJV)
Deuteronomy 19:15–17
15 A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 16 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing…
Isaiah 45:9–11
9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? 10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought f…
Hebrews 12:7–9
7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly father…
Wisdom of Solomon 3:11–13
11 for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable. Their hope is void and their toils unprofitable. Their works are useless. (WEB) 12 Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked. (WEB) 13 Their descendants are cursed. For the barren woman who is undefiled is happy… (WEB)
2 Samuel 12:13–15
13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die. 14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.” 15 …
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