Proverbs 1:8

Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

In Context

7The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.

9For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:18When a man hath a son, rebellious and insulting, who will not hearken to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother,—though they chastise him, yet will not hearken unto them,

1 Samuel 2:25If one man sin against another, God will interpose, but, if, against Yahweh, a man sin, who will intercede, for him? But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, for Yahweh was pleased to put them to death.

Proverbs 1:15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.

Proverbs 3:1My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;

Proverbs 5:1My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:

Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my sayings, and, my commandments, treasure by thee;

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:8-10

Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, which two fundamental laws of morality… Read the whole commentary →

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