3:4 they store up riches who respect their mother.
3:5 Those who honor their father will have joy in their own children, and when they pray they are heard.
3:6 Those who respect their father will live a long life; those who obey the Lord honor their mother.
3:7 Those who fear the Lord honor their father, and serve their parents as masters.
3:8 In word and deed honor your father, that all blessings may come to you.
3:9 A father’s blessing gives a person firm roots, but a mother’s curse uproots the growing plant.
3:10 Do not glory in your father’s disgrace, for that is no glory to you!
3:11 A father’s glory is glory also for oneself; they multiply sin who demean their mother.
3:12 My son, be steadfast in honoring your father; do not grieve him as long as he lives.
3:13 Even if his mind fails, be considerate of him; do not revile him because you are in your prime.
3:14 Kindness to a father will not be forgotten; it will serve as a sin offering—it will take lasting root.
3:15 In time of trouble it will be recalled to your advantage, like warmth upon frost it will melt away your sins.
3:16 Those who neglect their father are like blasphemers; those who provoke their mother are accursed by their Creator.
3:17 My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.
3:18 Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find mercy in the sight of God.
3:20 For great is the power of the Lord; by the humble he is glorified.
3:21 What is too sublime for you, do not seek; do not reach into things that are hidden from you.
3:22 What is committed to you, pay heed to; what is hidden is not your concern.
3:23 In matters that are beyond you do not meddle, when you have been shown more than you can understand.
3:24 Indeed, many are the conceits of human beings; evil imaginations lead them astray.
3:25 Without the pupil of the eye, light is missing; without knowledge, wisdom is missing.
3:26 A stubborn heart will fare badly in the end; those who love danger will perish in it.
3:27 A stubborn heart will have many a hurt; adding sin to sin is madness.
3:28 When the proud are afflicted, there is no cure; for they are offshoots of an evil plant.
3:29 The mind of the wise appreciates proverbs, and the ear that listens to wisdom rejoices.
3:30 As water quenches a flaming fire, so almsgiving atones for sins.
3:31 The kindness people have done crosses their paths later on; should they stumble, they will find support.
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