My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.

My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,

Hear, [my] children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;

Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."

Then Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any food?" They answered Him, "No."

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise [child] will delight in him.

Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son [is] the grief of his mother.

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes [his] wealth.

For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Is it] not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

For you are our glory and joy.

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,

I rejoiced greatly that I have found [some] of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth [that is] in you, just as you walk in the truth.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

'Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.'

The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet [you] with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."

'And bring the fatted calf here and kill [it,] and let us eat and be merry;

'for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.

'It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "

"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and [that] your joy may be full.