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5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 5)Hence, 1. Let superiors be admonished to give instruction and reproof to those that are under their charge, as they will answer it in the day of account. They must not only instruct with the light of knowledge, but reprove with the heat of zeal; and both these must be done with the authority and affection of a father, and must be continued, though the desired effect be not immediately perceived. I...
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