...the LORD ú « the beginning of knowledge : Dut fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear / r s 'u v w x ) ) . . ) / /m! *! mother : 9 For they shall be ь an ornament of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck. 10 My...

...the beginning of his book of Proverbs, or collection of wise sayings and observations: " My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother," Prov. i. 8. Again : " My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy...

...obedience to parents is shewn three ways : — (1.) In hearkening to their counsel, Prov. i. 8., " Hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." Parents are, as it were, in the room of God ; if they would teach you the fear of the Lord,...

...consists of "Rules for the Conduct of Life. Extracted from the Scriptures", beginning with "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother", and ending with "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth ...." But its primary object...

...exhortation, and in B [p. 20] and B' a twofold motive for compliance. The exhortation in A is, 'My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother'. Then follows in B the motive or inducement to comply, 'FOR they shall be an ornament of grace...

...that man should not waste his time completely, Heaven forbid, and become bored. This is the meaning of Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother (Prov. 1:8). The first part of the verse refers to engaging in Torah for its...

...Nahmanides wrote to his sons from Palestine in the eighth decade of his life, quoting from Proverbs: "Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother," and went on to tell his sons that they must honor their wives "for they are...

...God's Word is crystal clear in matters of children's responding to parental discipline: "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: "For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. "My son,...

...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...

...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....