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 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 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 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 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 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 17:6
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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 17:21
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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 17:25
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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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