Proverbs 1:8

1:8 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father,

and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Proverbs 3:12

3:12 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,

just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 4:1

Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness

4:1 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,

and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Proverbs 6:20

6:20 My child, guard the commands of your father

and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Proverbs 13:1

13:1 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,

but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 17:25

17:25 A foolish child is a grief to his father,

and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Proverbs 19:13

19:13 A foolish child is the ruin of his father,

and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 19:26

19:26 The one who robs his father and chases away his mother

is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 20:20

20:20 The one who curses his father and his mother,

his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Proverbs 23:22

23:22 Listen to your father who begot you,

and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:24

23:24 The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly;

whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

Proverbs 29:3

29:3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,

but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.