 | Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. |
 | 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. |
 | Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching; Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck. |
| Proverbs 1:8-9 |
Commentary
Both the OT and the NT agree that children have only one responsibility in the family-to obey their parents. The admonition of Solomon is more fully explained by Paul in Eph. 6:1-3: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother,' which is the first commandment with promise: 'that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.'" "Children" is an inclusive term. It is not a matter of either sex or age that is involved.
The Open Bible : New King James Version. 1998, c1997. Includes indexes. (electronic ed.) (Pr 1:8). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
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