Tweet
Meanwhile, another Manchester MP, Audley Shaw (North East), found himself at the centre of ridicule after he emerged wrong and strong on a biblical quotation. He was exalting all MPs to get the nation to rally behind education as the best and most reliable avenue out of poverty.
"Sacrifice, do your best, teach your children to read your Bible. It says 'the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom', teach them that. And teach them to read," Shaw said.
But Pickersgill led a throng of government MPs who laughed at Shaw and told him that he should substitute the word 'wisdom' with 'knowledge'.
Shaw would not have it. He rose to his feet and challenged.
"I am being told that I misquoted the Bible. I want to tell the minister, the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, chapter 3 verse 5, it says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom'. It goes on to say fools despise wisdom and instructions," Shaw said.
Pickersgill then used his tablet computer to find the scripture, pointing out to Shaw that he was wrong, but the opposition MP said he would be taking his copy of the Bible to show he got it right.
Proverbs 1:7, according to the King James Version (KJV), state, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." However, Proverbs 9:10 does say, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ... ."
The passage that Shaw referenced as Proverbs 3:5 actually states: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/l...r-shaw-rebuked
"Sacrifice, do your best, teach your children to read your Bible. It says 'the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom', teach them that. And teach them to read," Shaw said.
But Pickersgill led a throng of government MPs who laughed at Shaw and told him that he should substitute the word 'wisdom' with 'knowledge'.
Shaw would not have it. He rose to his feet and challenged.
"I am being told that I misquoted the Bible. I want to tell the minister, the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, chapter 3 verse 5, it says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom'. It goes on to say fools despise wisdom and instructions," Shaw said.
Pickersgill then used his tablet computer to find the scripture, pointing out to Shaw that he was wrong, but the opposition MP said he would be taking his copy of the Bible to show he got it right.
Proverbs 1:7, according to the King James Version (KJV), state, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." However, Proverbs 9:10 does say, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ... ."
The passage that Shaw referenced as Proverbs 3:5 actually states: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/l...r-shaw-rebuked
Comment