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Principles, not Promises

Principles, not Promises Proverbs 3:1–2 …but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years…

Principles, not Promises Proverbs 3:9–10 Honor the LORD with your wealth… then your barns will be filled to overflowing…

Principles, not Promises Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

1. Diligent instruction Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart…

1. Diligent instruction

1. Diligent instruction Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

1. Diligent instruction

1. Diligent instruction Proverbs 3:5–6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

2. Loving correction Proverbs 3:11–12 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

2. Loving correction

2. Loving correction Proverbs 23:13–14 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.

2. Loving correction

2. Loving correction Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.

2. Loving correction Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

2. Loving correction Proverbs 17:27 A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.

2. Loving correction Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

3. Godly example Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

3. Godly example

3. Godly example James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

3. Godly example

3. Godly example Proverbs 3:11–12 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

3. Godly example Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.