...his visit to the Emerald Isle. In effect, he had proved the truth of the proverb, "A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother;" and by wisely considering that "he that heareth reproof getteth understanding," he realized its truth,...

...are truly "like apples of gold in pictures of silver." Chapter x. commences with, " A wise man maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. The Lord will not...

...being repeated, is contrasted with its contrary, as frequently in the Proverbs. Thus, A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother, (x. 1.) A version so literal as our own sufficiently exhibits the system, but had our translators been...

...face of their most advanced age. Truly and well does Solomon teach and exhort, " A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."—" Hearken," therefore, " unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old."...

...are in the depths of licK. (E&tntng, PROVERBS X. ' I ч HE proverbs of Solomon. A _L wise son maketh a glad father : but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. The LORD will not...

...character and example upon the family circle. Your paren is feel your influence. "A trise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother." Ah, yes ; and how often has the proverb been verified ! Who can estimate the degree to which parents...

...passages in the Bible which instruct you plainly upon the nature of this duty. " A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother." " He that honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children." " He that curseth father and mother,...

...succeeding each other, qualify the same Noun. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. A wise son maketh a glad father ; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. True gentleness teaches us to bear one another's burdens. The verdant lawn, the shady grove, the variegated...

...observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices. THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh n of the name Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : but righteousness delivereth from death. 4 He becometh poor...

..." " SUNDAY, Nov. 17. " The text of the Rev. Mr. Burgess was Proverbs, x. and 1,' A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.' " In the afternoon I attended at the Centre church, and heard the Rev. Dr. Hawes preach from 1 Corinthians,...