Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
Keeping God's law makes a son wise, and obedience is the mark of wisdom. Keeping God's commandments brings understanding, and good understanding belongs to those who do them. The law is the rule of life that distinguishes the righteous from the wicked.
The verse upholds the continuing authority of God's law and the duty to keep it. The law cannot be set aside while claiming salvation by grace and faith, for true piety joins obedience, justice, truth, mercy, and upright walking with trust in God's promises and mercy through Christ. Maintaining religious forms and prayers while neglecting the law leaves sin untouched and is not genuine holiness.
Keeping God's law makes a son wise, and obedience is the mark of wisdom. Keeping God's commandments brings understanding, and good understanding belongs to those who do them. The law is the rule of life that distinguishes the righteous from the wicked.
The verse upholds the continuing authority of God's law and the duty to keep it. The law cannot be set aside while claiming salvation by grace and faith, for true piety joins obedience, justice, truth, mercy, and upright walking with trust in God's promises and mercy through Christ. Maintaining religious forms and prayers while neglecting the law leaves sin untouched and is not genuine holiness.