“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Verse 4.
13. Why should fathers not provoke their children to anger?
“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.” Col. 3:21.
14. By what means may the mother bind the hearts of the loved ones at home together?
“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.” Prov. 31:26.
Note.—“We want to get into the hearts of our children if we hold them, and help them, and bless them, and take them to heaven with us.”—Frances Murphy.
15. How will such a mother be regarded?
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” Verse 28.
Note.—“Show me a loving husband, a worthy wife, and good children, and no pair of horses that ever flew along the road could take me in a year where I could see a more pleasing sight. Home is the grandest of all institutions.”—Spurgeon.
16. How faithfully should parents teach the precepts and commandments of God to their children?