A WISE SON MAKES A GLAD FATHER
Children's children are the crown of old men,
and the glory of children is their father ( Proverbs 17:6)
Solomon viewed the family as the basic building block of society; it is the material from which nations are built. God's design specifies love, honor, and training as the basic ingredients. Parents and children receive mutual benefits from one another. Wise parents provide training for their children's spiritual and material good. Wise children honor their parents with obedience and respect, bringing them happiness and glory. Foolish children dishonor and defraud their parents, bringing them sorrow. Such children deserve punishment and servitude.
Brothers have a tendency to bring adversity. Hatred and hostility often make poor friends of brothers. God despises such family discord, desiring helpful harmony instead.
Wise fathers provide an inheritance for their children. Wise children usually receive a good inheritance, but the foolish inherit the results of their folly.
Children's children are the crown of old men,
and the glory of children is their father ( Proverbs 17:6)
Solomon viewed the family as the basic building block of society; it is the material from which nations are built. God's design specifies love, honor, and training as the basic ingredients. Parents and children receive mutual benefits from one another. Wise parents provide training for their children's spiritual and material good. Wise children honor their parents with obedience and respect, bringing them happiness and glory. Foolish children dishonor and defraud their parents, bringing them sorrow. Such children deserve punishment and servitude.
Brothers have a tendency to bring adversity. Hatred and hostility often make poor friends of brothers. God despises such family discord, desiring helpful harmony instead.
Wise fathers provide an inheritance for their children. Wise children usually receive a good inheritance, but the foolish inherit the results of their folly.