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Parenting Lessons from Proverbs: Part 3

July 31, 2010 by Aliesha

Click here for part 1 and here for part 2.

Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Lesson: Sometimes a rebuke can be more effective than a spanking.

Proverbs 17:21
He who sires a food does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Lesson: There is no joy in raising a foolish child.

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Lesson: A foolish child brings grief and bitterness

Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire his death.
Lesson: Discipline your children.

Proverbs 20:7
A righteous man who walks in his integrity–
How blessed are his sons after him.
Lesson: Walk in integrity and righteousness as an example to your children.

Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Lesson: Faithfully train up your children.

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