New English Translation
Proverbs 6:20
20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your 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 devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil, 19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members. My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother. 21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck. 22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:20 word by word
נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:20
- Proverbs 1:8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
- Proverbs 7:1My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.
- Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will 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
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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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