...rod, he shall not die. Thou shall beat him with the rod, and shah save his soul from hell. Cor- reel thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; yea, he shall give de-light un-to thy soul. If ye en-dure chas-ten-ing, God deal-eth with you as with sons ; for what son is there whom the fa-ther...

...: 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom : but a child left to himselfbTingeth his mother to shame. 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; yea, he shall give delight unto thy •oul. Heb. 12 : 9 Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them...

...first verse, the following caution and prediction, we see at once it is of general application: — "Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest, yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul." Though this may appear to be addressed to fathers in particular, yet it must be just as applicable...

...parental government has often formed lasting habits, according to the well-known sayings of Solomon : " Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest : yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul." "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it," Prov. xxix....

...When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth : but the righteous shall see their fall. \ f a:f f g e g g1T L C _ Y _ Y Y Y Y `#] @ g g fdesB g g g g=f Where there i* no vision, the people perish : but he that keepeth the law, happy i» he. A servant...

...book of Proverbs is replete with instruction to parents. " Chasten thy son while there is hope." " A child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."...rest ; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul." " Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Observe...

...their families, so that it may be brought to bear upon every member thereof? Divine Wisdom says, " Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight to thy soul." " The rod and reproof giveth wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother...

...judgment." Solomon says, " Correct thy son," that is, maintain over him a consistent and holy discipline,* " and he shall give thee rest, yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul." In these passages we see precept and promise combined ; and the fulfilment of the latter, while necessarily...

...where he smartly corrected him with his shepherd's crook ; agreeably to the words of holy writ — " Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; yea,...he shall give delight unto thy soul." Prov. xxix. 17. After this the shepherd addressed him in the following manner. Shepherd. How has it come to pass,...

...his son ; but he that loveth him, chasteneth him betimes. Prov. 13, 24. The rod and reproof giveth wisdom ; but a child left to himself bringeth his...yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.— Prov. 29: 15, 17. It was Eli's fault, his neglect of family government, that his sons did so wickedly, "...