102) THE BOOK OF PROVERBS - Fr. Tony's Homilies

In the early stages, these sayings were short in form; later on they tended to take the form of a parable or allegory or a reasoned discourse. Being short and pithy, it was easier for people to remember them, and this meant that they were very useful in oral teaching; in fact parents used them for teaching their children (1:8; 4:1; 31:1). ................
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