Honor Parents!
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for children, so they can have good relationships with their parents.
The notes in the English Standard Version of the Bible under Proverbs 22-25 tell us: “Saying Sixteen. Acquiring wisdom is a duty in that it is the best way one can fulfill the command to honor one’s parents.”
This accounts for the idea of buying truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:22-25 (ESV) deals with the dynamic relationship between parents and their children.
“Listen to your father who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.”
Honoring parents is mentioned as the fifth in the Ten Commandments. How is it, this command is ignored my many in modern society?
Take a step closer to following God’s preferred way, and do something today to honor parents.
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