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Whakatauki

  • greedy of gain

    Kupu o te whakaaro nui – Greedy of gain

    My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net

  • consent not

    What does it mean to consent not?

    My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not (Whakatauki 1:10) The father warns the son for the temptations of sinners and to not consent. He warns the son, that if sinners

  • Obedience to parents

    Walk in obedience to parents

    My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck

  • Kupu o te whakaaro nui,, resist temptation

    The beginning of knowledge

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction (Whakatauki 1:7) Many people are looking for knowledge and wisdom. But what is the beginning of knowledge?…

hapa: Ka tiakina tenei ihirangi