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Proverbs 6:20
20My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Proverbs 6:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- New International Version (NIV)My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
Context of Proverbs 6:20
18a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief; 19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; 21bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck: 22when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:20 word by word
נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:20
- Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
- Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
- Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;
- Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that slighteth his father or his mother! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in [the] Lord, for this is just.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Keep thy father's commandment - See on Proverbs 1:8; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-35This passage highlights the serious danger of having a relationship with another man's wife (see also Proverbs 1:8, 23; 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 7:1–27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2320-23. (Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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