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 heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers. My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother; 21Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck. 22When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.

Proverbs 6:20 word by word

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

• My sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• observeנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of your fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• And do not forsakeנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• teachingתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of your motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:20

• Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
• Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.
• Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.
• Proverbs 30:11There is a kind of man who curses his father And does not bless his mother.
• Deuteronomy 21:18“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them,
• Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
• Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

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

• Hunt
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• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of

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