...— [Colossians, 3 : 20.] 191 and keep my sabbaths : I am the Lord your God. — [Leviticus, 19: 8.] My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake...mother. For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not— [Proverbs, 1:...

...down; let his praise be on our lips, when we awake. THE WISE MAN'S ADVICE TO HIS SOIS My son, says he, hear the instruction of thy father and forsake not...mother, for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and a chain about thy neck; children's children are the crown of old men, but the glory of children...

...of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, liear the instruction of thy Father, and forsake not the law of thy Mother'" : " bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest,...

...must be guided by those who are older and wiser. Look at the scriptural admonition in Proverbs 1:8: "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." Teenagers are teachable and must be taught. Proverbs 4:1 advises, "Hear, ye children, the...

...sayings. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake...mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come...

...construction. 63 The biblical book of Proverbs lies behind this form of address; see for example Proverbs 1: 7, 'My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother', and the openings of chapters 2, 3,5,6 and 7 in the same book. 64 For Chaucer and Cato see...

...one that retaineth her." (PROVERBS 3:1 3-1 8) Parents are the natural instructors of their children: My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother (Proverbs 1:8). The substance of such parental teaching is to be the "fear of Yahweh," which...

...wisdom. "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother" (Prov. 1:7—8). This is not said once, near the beginning of the book. It is repeated regularly....

...103:17. 'The fe,ar of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake...mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck," Proverbs 1:7-9, "El Shaddai is derived from the word "field." It's...

...nothing from history." B. Respect for Authority ( 1 :8-9) In Proverbs 1:8 Solomon gave the command: "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." Probably the father and mother mentioned here are David and Bathsheba. No young man ever had...