Seeking Solace in the Scripture

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Some favorite Bible passages providing guidance and Christian Counseling.

SEEKING SOLACE IN THE SCRIPTURE

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Teen/Parent Relationships

•Honor your father and mother...that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. (Ephesians 6:2)

Teen/Parent Relationships

•May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice! (Proverbs 23:25)

Teen/Parent Relationships

•How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. (Psalm 119:9)

Advice to Rebellious Teens

•Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men. (Proverbs 4:14)

Advice to Rebellious Teens

•A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. (Proverbs 10:1)

Advice to Rebellious Teens

•He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded. (Proverbs 13:13)

Advice to Rebellious Teens

•He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. (Proverbs 15:32)

Advice to Rebellious Teens

•Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. (Proverbs 20:11)

The Bible on Adultery

•A man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. (Proverbs 6:32)

The Bible on Adultery

•The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, "No eye will see me," and he keeps his face concealed. (Job 24:15)

The Bible on Adultery

•Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman; they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words. (Proverbs 7:4-5)

On Arguments•Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. (2 Timothy 2:23-24)

Valuing Children

•From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise. (Psalm 8:2)

Valuing Children

•The greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. (Luke 22:26)

Valuing Children

•Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:4)

The Bible on Marriage

•For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. (Mark 10:7-8)

The Bible on Marriage

•So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate. (Mark 10:8-9)

Marriage and Relationships

•A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)

Marriage and Relationships

•Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24)

Marriage and Relationships

•He who answers before listening - that is his folly and his shame. (Proverbs 18:13)

Marriage and Relationships

•A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16)

Marriage and Relationships

•Do not pay attention to every word people say. (Ecclesiastes 7:21)

Marriage and Relationships

•Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. (Proverbs 17:14)

Parenting Advice

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

Parenting Advice

•Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. (Colossians 3:21)

Parenting Advice

•Pleasant words promote instruction. (Proverbs 16:21)

Parenting Advice

•Discipline your son, and he will give you peace, he will bring delight to your soul. (Proverbs 29:17)

Parenting Advice

•The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him. (Proverbs 23:24)

Christian Therapy

•The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. (Proverbs 20:5)

Christian Therapy

•Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)

May these words help to remind you how to live your life in a Biblical way.

CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

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