...and are truly "like apples of gold in pictures of silver." Chapter x. commences with, " A wise man maketh a glad father : but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : but righteousness delivereth from death. The Lord will not...

...idea instead of being repeated, is contrasted with its contrary, as frequently in the Proverbs. Thus, A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heai-iness of his mother, (x. 1.) A version so literal as our own sufficiently exhibits the system,...

...diffused over the face of their most advanced age. Truly and well does Solomon teach and exhort, " A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."—" Hearken," therefore, " unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old."...

...tin ibrai e of his hi righteous; and give PROVERBS X. Virtues and vices. 1 The proverbs of Solomon. eir wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went ; 2 his mother. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: 3 but righteousness delivereth from death. The...

...sin. There are many passages in the Bible which instruct you plainly upon the nature of this duty. " A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother." " He that honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children." " He that curseth father and mother,...

...the effects of their character and example upon the family circleYour parents feel your influence. " A -wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother." Ah, yes ; and how often has the proverb been verified ! Who can estimate the degree to which parents...

...djectives succeeding each other, qualify the same Noun. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. A wise son maketh a glad father ; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. True gentleness teaches us to bear one another's burdens. The verdant lawn, the shady grove, the variegated...

...mother ; that thy days may be long upon the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — Ex. xx. 12. A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — Prov. x. 1. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother....

...proverb, consisting of two members, each member having (in Hebrew) only three or four words, eg, 10:1: A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. There is one exception, 19:7, which contains three members. Perhaps this form (ie, the distich) is...

...dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. CHAPTER 10 THE PROVERBS of Solomon. this his anger is not turned away, but 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The LORD will...