Proverbs 1:8-9
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8 My son, hear thy [a]father’s instruction, and forsake not thy [b]mother’s teaching.
9 For they shall be [c]a comely ornament unto thine head, and as chains for thy neck.
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- Proverbs 1:8 He speaketh this in the Name of God, which is the universal Father of all creatures, or in the name of the pastor of the Church, who is as a father.
- Proverbs 1:8 That is, of the Church, wherein the faithful are begotten by the incorruptible seed of God’s word.
- Proverbs 1:9 Hebrew, increase of grace.
Proverbs 1:8-9
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Proverbs 4:1-4
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4 1 Wisdom and her fruits ought to be searched. 14 The way of the wicked must be refused. 20 By the word of God the heart, eyes, and course of life must be guided.
1 Hear, O ye children, the instruction of a [a]father, and give ear to learn understanding.
2 For I do give you a good doctrine: therefore forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father’s son, tender and dear in the sight of my mother,
4 When he [b]taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart hold fast my words: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.
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- Proverbs 4:1 He speaketh this in the person of a Preacher and Minister, which is as a father unto the people, read Prov. 2:8.
- Proverbs 4:4 Meaning, David his father.
Proverbs 4:1-4
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
4 Listen, my sons,(A) to a father’s instruction;(B)
pay attention and gain understanding.(C)
2 I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3 For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me,
“Take hold(D) of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.(E)
Proverbs 10:1
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10 In this Chapter, and all that follow, unto the thirtieth, the wise man exhorteth by divers sentences, which he calleth Parables, to follow virtue, and flee vice: and also showeth what profit cometh of wisdom, and what hindrance proceedeth of foolishness.
THE PARABLE OF SOLOMON.
1 A wise (A)son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is an heaviness to his mother.
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 He that troubleth his own [a]house, shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be [b]servant to the wise in heart.
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- Proverbs 11:29 The covetous men that spare their riches to the hindrance of their families, shall be deprived thereof miserably.
- Proverbs 11:29 For though the wicked be rich, yet are they but slaves to the godly, which are the true possessors of the gifts of God.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)
Proverbs 15:20
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20 (A)A wise son rejoiceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A discrete servant shall have rule over a lewd son, and he shall divide the [a]heritage among the brethren.
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- Proverbs 17:2 That is, shall be made governor over the children.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:6
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6 Children’s children are the crown of the elders: and the glory of the children are their fathers.
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Proverbs 17:6
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6 Children’s children(A) are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs 17:21
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21 He that begetteth a fool, getteth himself sorrow, and the father of a fool can have no joy.
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)
Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son is a grief unto his father, and a (A)heaviness to her that bare him.
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)
Proverbs 19:13
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13 (A)A foolish son is the calamity of his father, (B)and the contentions of a wife are like a continual [a]dropping.
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- Proverbs 19:13 As rain that droppeth and rotteth the house.
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Proverbs 19:26
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26 He that destroyeth his father, or chaseth away his mother, is a lewd and shameful child.
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26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 20:20
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20 (A)He that curseth his father or his mother, his light shall be put out in obscure darkness.
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Proverbs 22:6
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6 Teach a child [a]in the trade of his way, and when he is old he shall not depart from it.
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- Proverbs 22:6 Bring him up virtuously, and he shall so continue.
Proverbs 22:6
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