...strikingly beautiful. It should be not only in the hand of every son, but also in his head. " My son ! hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." " My son ! despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction." "...

...willingly, you are not afflicted unnecessarily, you are not chastised out of caprice. " My son, hear ec mother : for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about ihr neck. My son, if...

...not frar ; the jest says, you despbe wisdom and instruction. — Let us try again — :" My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." — If your heart has boon ever touched by parental feelings you will see no jest in this....

...•causeth shame, and bringeth reproach," and in so doing, " destroyeth much good." " My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. If sinners entice thee consent thou not. Enter not into the- path of the wicked, and go not...

...disobedience more fully set forth. A few examples may serve as a specimen : Proverbs i. 8, 9. — My son, keep the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. They shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head (that is a graceful ornament), and chains...

...only commandment in the decalogue, to which a special promise is annexed. Prov. i. 8, 9. My son, keep the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. They shall be an ornament of grace (that is a graceful ornament) unto thy head, and chains...

...Children, obey your parents in the Lord, Eph. vi. 1. And to receive their instructions'? Yes : Hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother, Prov. i. 8. And to submit to their correction 1 Yes : The fathers of our flesh corrected us,...

...enjoining supreme reverence of the Most High. He next directs attention to parents. ' My son, hear the instruction of thy father ; and forsake not the law of thy mother.' From his history it appears, that Solomon could practise, as well as enjoin respect for a...

...Honour thy father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise,' Eph. vi. 2. ' My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother,' Prov. i. 8. ' Hear ye children the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding...

...Honour thy father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise,' Eph. vi. 2. ' My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother,' Prov. i. 8. ' Hear ye children the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding...