Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. New Living Translation My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. English Standard Version My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Berean Standard Bible My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. King James Bible My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: New King James Version My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. New American Standard Bible My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother; NASB 1995 My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother; NASB 1977 My son, observe the commandment of your father, And do not forsake the teaching of your mother; Legacy Standard Bible My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not abandon the law of your mother; Amplified Bible My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother; Christian Standard Bible My son, keep your father’s command, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching. Holman Christian Standard Bible My son, keep your father’s command, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching. American Standard Version My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: Contemporary English Version Obey the teaching of your parents-- English Revised Version My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: GOD'S WORD® Translation My son, obey the command of your father, and do not disregard the teachings of your mother. Good News Translation Son, do what your father tells you and never forget what your mother taught you. International Standard Version Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules, Majority Standard Bible My son, keep your father?s commandment, and do not forsake your mother?s teaching. NET Bible My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother. New Heart English Bible My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. Webster's Bible Translation My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: World English Bible My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionKeep, my son, the command of your father, "" And do not leave the law of your mother. Young's Literal Translation Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. Smith's Literal Translation My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Catholic Public Domain Version My son, preserve the precepts of your father, and do not dismiss the law of your mother. New American Bible Observe, my son, your father’s command, and do not reject your mother’s teaching; New Revised Standard Version My child, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy son, keep your father's commandment and do not forsake the law of your mother; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Keep, my son, the commandment of your father and do not forget the law of your mother. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother; Brenton Septuagint Translation My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings Against Adultery20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.… Cross References Deuteronomy 6:6-9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ... Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. / “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord. Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Proverbs 1:8-9 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. / For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck. Proverbs 3:1-4 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. / Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. ... Proverbs 4:1-4 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. / For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive. / When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother, ... Proverbs 7:1-3 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. / Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Matthew 15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ Mark 7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. / From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word. / With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments. / I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Isaiah 38:19 The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness. Treasury of Scripture My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother: Proverbs 1:8,9 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: … Proverbs 7:1-4 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee… Proverbs 23:22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. Jump to Previous Command Commandment Commands Father's Forsake Law Memory Mother Mother's Observe Rule TeachingJump to Next Command Commandment Commands Father's Forsake Law Memory Mother Mother's Observe Rule TeachingProverbs 6 1. against indebtedness6. idleness 12. and mischievousness 16. seven things detestable to God 20. the blessings of obedience 25. the mischief of unfaithfulness My son This phrase is a tender and personal address, indicating a relationship of care and authority. In Hebrew, "בְּנִי" (beni) is used, which is a term of endearment and instruction. It reflects the familial context in which wisdom is often passed down, emphasizing the importance of the family unit in the transmission of moral and spiritual values. The use of "my son" suggests a personal investment in the well-being and moral development of the listener, highlighting the relational aspect of wisdom. keep your father’s commandment and do not forsake your mother’s teaching Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My son,בְּ֭נִי (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son keep נְצֹ֣ר (nə·ṣōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep your father’s אָבִ֑יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father commandment, מִצְוַ֣ת (miṣ·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4687: Commandment and do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not forsake תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ (tiṭ·ṭōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5203: To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon your mother’s אִמֶּֽךָ׃ (’im·me·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) teaching. תּוֹרַ֥ת (tō·w·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law Links Proverbs 6:20 NIVProverbs 6:20 NLT Proverbs 6:20 ESV Proverbs 6:20 NASB Proverbs 6:20 KJV Proverbs 6:20 BibleApps.com Proverbs 6:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:20 French Bible Proverbs 6:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:20 My son keep your father's commandment (Prov. Pro Pr) |
    |