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King Solomon (attributed) on fatherhood, character, and how to live

18 sourced quotes from King Solomon (attributed), each with the original work, the year, and links to a primary or scholarly source you can check yourself. Selected for what they say to a man raising children.

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone…”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, ESV
“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
Proverbs 11:14, ESV
“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.”
Proverbs 13:22, ESV
“Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.”
Proverbs 13:24, ESV
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1, ESV
“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
Proverbs 16:32, ESV
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
Proverbs 17:17, ESV
“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.”
Proverbs 17:6, ESV
“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”
Proverbs 19:11, ESV
“The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him!”
Proverbs 20:7, ESV
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6, ESV, c. 900 BC
“Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”
Proverbs 23:22, ESV
“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.”
Proverbs 23:24, ESV
“for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in calamity.”
Proverbs 24:16, ESV
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your…”
Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV
“Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your…”
Proverbs 4:1-2, ESV
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
Proverbs 4:23, ESV
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth.”
Psalm 127:3-4, ESV

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Works quoted here: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, ESV, Proverbs 11:14, ESV, Proverbs 13:22, ESV, Proverbs 13:24, ESV, Proverbs 15:1, ESV, Proverbs 16:32, ESV, Proverbs 17:17, ESV, Proverbs 17:6, ESV, Proverbs 19:11, ESV, Proverbs 20:7, ESV, Proverbs 22:6, ESV, Proverbs 23:22, ESV, Proverbs 23:24, ESV, Proverbs 24:16, ESV.