Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.

I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."

David continued, "Now, son, may the LORD your God be with you, and may he keep his promise to make you successful in building a temple for him.

If you obey all the laws which the LORD gave to Moses for Israel, you will be successful. Be determined and confident, and don't let anything make you afraid.

You have many workers. There are stonecutters to work in the quarries, and there are masons and carpenters, as well as a large number of skilled workers of every sort who can work

And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry. Instead, raise them with Christian discipline and instruction.

I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also.

and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.

Be on your guard! Make certain that you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes. Tell your children and your grandchildren

Never forget these commands that I am giving you today.

I keep your law in my heart, so that I will not sin against you.

Do what I say, and you will live. Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes.

Do not follow the practices of the people of Egypt, where you once lived, or of the people in the land of Canaan, where I am now taking you.

Follow the practices and the laws that I give you; you will save your life by doing so. I am the LORD."

"Listen now, my people, and come to me; come to me, and you will have life! I will make a lasting covenant with you and give you the blessings I promised to David.

And I know that his command brings eternal life. What I say, then, is what the Father has told me to say."

When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,