Papa B
Archive for 1 August 2007
Proverbs 1:7-9
Pro 1:7-9 ESV
(7) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. (8) Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, (9) for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
Some children resist instruction and training from their parents but Solomon admonishes children to not reject the teachings of their parents. A father’s instruction and a mother’s teaching is meant for the edification of the child. Solomon frames this with the understanding the fearing God is the beginning of knowledge.
Practical application: We should not despise receiving instruction. Learning is a gift from God and we should think of every opportunity to learn (even from mistakes) as a custom tailored gift from the Lord.