Proverbs 1:8–19 is a warning against foolishness and the allure of sinful behavior. Solomon begins this warning by appealing to his children to honor their parents’ teaching. As any parent knows, it’s often best to outline a negative behavior before stating the consequences of that behavior. “When you have not condemned or backslid, you can be bold. Having nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.”
Proverbs Chapter 1:8-19
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Dear Heavenly Father God, thank You and Praise You for placing us in families and for giving us the understanding that parents are ordained by You, to train up their children in the reverential fear of the Lord. In a world where honor and respect for both parents and older mentors is becoming increasingly scorned, we all pray that children and young people would be willing to listen to their fathers’ words of instruction, and to hold fast to the teachings they receive from their mothers. We plead Your protection, guidance and wisdom over Christian families everywhere, and pray that Your name would be honored and respected by old and young alike. That wars would cease and peace would increase all for Your honor and glory. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”
(Proverbs 1:8)
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