Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Gill's Exposition
My son, hear the instruction of thy father,.... This is not to be understood of God the Father of mankind, and of that law which he has given them, as Jarchi and Gersom interpret it, but of Solomon…
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…
First Address. Chap. Pro 1:8-19
Pro 1:8-9. In these two verses the writer passes to direct appeal. The form of appeal, My son, which is continually repeated throughout these opening Chapter s,…
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