Proverbs 1:8

Proverbs 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
• New International Version (NIV)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
• New King James Version (NKJV)My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;

Context of Proverbs 1:8

6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 9For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck. 10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.

Proverbs 1:8 word by word

שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• to your father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148
• and do not forsakeנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• and do not forsakeאַל'al · notH408
• the teachingתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of your motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for Proverbs 1:8

• Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
• Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
• Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
• Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
• Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
• Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
• Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
• Proverbs 31:1These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
• Leviticus 19:3Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
• Deuteronomy 21:18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
• 1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
• 2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

Commentaries on Proverbs 1:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8My son, hear - Father was the title of preceptor, and son, that of disciple or scholar, among the Jews. But here the reference appears to be to the children of a family; the father and the mother have the principal charge, in the first instance, of their children's instruction. It is supposed that these parents have, themselves, the fear of the Lord, and that they are capable of giving the best counsel to their children, and that they set before them a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 Fools are persons who have no true wisdom, who follow their own devices, without regard to reason, or reverence for God. Children are reasonable creatures, and when we tell them what they must do, we must tell them why. But they are corrupt and wilful, therefore with the instruction there is need of a law. Let Divine truths and commands be to us most honourable; let us value them, and then they shall be so to us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8my son: Like other wisdom literature from the ancient Near East, much of Proverbs 1–9 contains a father's (and sometimes a mother's) advice to a son. Since the son is learning his father's job, much of the teaching is about the son's future work. Some translations (like The New Living Translation) often use the term child because the lessons apply to both sons and daughters.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. My son--This paternal form denotes a tender regard for the reader. Filial sentiments rank next to piety towards God, and ensure most distinguished rewards (compare Pr 6:20; Ep 6:2, 3).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 1:8

• Children
• Mother
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Consent
• Despise
• Entice
• Hate
• Lurk
• Naught
• Prosperity
• Proverb
• Refrain

Commentaries on Proverbs 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings