Proverbs 6:20

¶ My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son {H1121}, keep {H5341} thy father's {H1} commandment {H4687}, and forsake {H5203} not the law {H8451} of thy mother {H517}:

My son, obey your father's command, and don't abandon your mother's teaching.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Cross-References

  • Ephesians 6:1 (6 votes)

    ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

  • Deuteronomy 27:16 (5 votes)

    Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Proverbs 7:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

  • Proverbs 7:4 (4 votes)

    Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:

  • Proverbs 23:22 (3 votes)

    Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Proverbs 1:8 (3 votes)

    My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Proverbs 1:9 (3 votes)

    For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.