Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 1:8
Proverbs 1:8. My son, hear, &c.— It is very observable, how much human laws differ from divine. The former generally provides only that due regard be given by children to their fathers, but takes no notice of mothers; as may be seen in the Persian laws mentioned by Aristotle: the Roman, described in the Digests and Constitutions, and several passages of the Greek philosophers which we find in Epictetus and Simplicius, who consult only the honour of the father. But God, in his law, takes... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 1:8
COMMAND TO HEED PARENTAL INSTRUCTIONS"My son, hear the instruction of thy father,And forsake not the law of thy mother:For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head,And chains about thy neck."Ephesians 6:1-4 incorporates this proverb into the gospel of the Son of God; and any society that tolerates and encourages the disrespectful and disobedient behavior of children toward their parents will invariably reap bitter fruits of it. The sacred promise of God himself to obedient children is... read more