1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)Here we have, I. The invitation which Solomon gives to his children to come and receive instruction from him ( Prov. 4:1 , 2 ): Hear, you children, the instruction of a father . That is, 1. “Let my own children, in the first place, receive and give good heed to those instructions which I set down for the use of others also.” Note, Magistrates and ministers, who are entrusted with the direction of…
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