1 A large family is nothing to be desired if the children are worthless. Godless children are nothing to be proud of.
2 No matter how many children you have, don't look on them with pride unless they fear the Lord.
3 Don't put much hope in their future or expect them to live a long time. One child who does the Lord's will is better than a thousand who do not. It is better to go to your grave with no children at all than to have children who are godless.
4 A city's population may grow because of the wisdom of one person, while a whole tribe of lawless people disappears.