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My son, listen to your father`s instruction, And don`t forsake your mother`s teaching:
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Wisdom Begins at Home
Commentators explain that this verse establishes the family as the primary setting for wisdom. John Gill connects it directly to the fifth commandment, 'Honor your father and your mother,' placing parental instruction as a foundational duty second only to the worship of God. The address 'my son' is understood both literally, from a parent to a child, and more broadly, from a teacher to a student.
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19th Century
Anglican
My son.—The address as of a master to his pupil. This phrase occurs only twice more in Proverbs, except in sections (2) and (4).…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My son, hear the instruction of your father This is not to be understood of God the Father of mankind, and of that l…
Presbyterian
Fools are persons who have no true wisdom, who follow their own inclinations, without regard to reason, or reverence for God. Children are reasonab…