Proverbs 6:20

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 mind that chooses to do wicked things. Feet that hurry to do evil things. 19A person who tells lies in court. A person who causes trouble in a family. My child, obey your father's commands. Do not forget what your mother has taught you. 21Keep their teaching in your thoughts. Keep it as near to you as a necklace that you wear. 22Wherever you go in life, their words will be your guide. They will keep you safe while you sleep. When you wake up, they will teach you.

Proverbs 6:20 word by word

נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• thy father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and forsakeנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• not the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of thy motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:20

• Proverbs 1:8Listen, my child, when your father shows you what is right. And do not forget what your mother has taught you.
• Proverbs 7:1My child, remember what I say. Keep my commands in your mind.
• Proverbs 23:2216. Listen to your father. You would not be alive without him. Continue to respect your mother when she becomes old.
• Proverbs 30:11There are some people who curse their fathers. They do not bless their mothers.
• Deuteronomy 21:18Perhaps a man has a son who refuses to obey his parents. They punish him to teach him what is right, but he refuses to listen to them.
• Deuteronomy 27:16‘God will curse anyone who does not respect his parents.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’
• Ephesians 6:1You who are children, obey your parents. Because you belong to the Lord, that is the right thing to do.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 6:20

• Children
• Commandments
• Mother
• Word of God
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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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