PROVERBS 6
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.
22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you;
and when you awake, they will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
24 to preserve you from the evil woman,
from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,
but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
– Proverbs 6:20-26
PROVERBS 6 REMEMBER YOUR FATHER & MOTHER’S TEACHING
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
The Lord wants you to never forget his commandments and teachings
Honor your father and mother’s guidance and their discipline
Parents are to pass on the commandments of the Lord
So that the children will learn to navigate the world
When you heed your parent’s teachings and correction
You will be protected from sin and overcome temptations.
Solomon reiterates Leviticus 19:3 where it says that every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep the Sabbath. In Deuteronomy 27:16 we also hear of the result of going against your parents. It says “Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ Also in Proverbs 1:8, the exhortation was to hear the instructions of your father and not to forsake the law of your mother. It was the responsibility of the parents to ensure that their children were taught the covenant law. Being a parent is a big responsibility and they are all responsible to teach God’s laws to them.
REFLECTION
- Cite an instance when children did not heed their parents’ instructions?
