Chapter 1, verse 7 and...
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Chapter 1, verse 7 and chapter 9, verse 10 begin the first section of Proverbs on the same note: "The first principle of knowledge is to hold the Lord in awe."
R. W. Schloerb says the author went too far in verse 12. "For better or for worse, the consequences of our acts do not come to us alone." As Tennyson says in "Ulysses, "I am a part of all that I have met." The New Testament reaffirms this in "we are members one of another." (Ephesians 4:25) It's an old argument -- who's responsible? "The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge." The truth is that both our good and bad deeds affect others.
R. W. Schloerb says the author went too far in verse 12. "For better or for worse, the consequences of our acts do not come to us alone." As Tennyson says in "Ulysses, "I am a part of all that I have met." The New Testament reaffirms this in "we are members one of another." (Ephesians 4:25) It's an old argument -- who's responsible? "The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge." The truth is that both our good and bad deeds affect others.
