New King James Version
Proverbs 6:20
20My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law 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 Living Translation (NLT)My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Context of Proverbs 6:20
18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. 21Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. 22When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with 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 1:8My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;
- Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands 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 generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.
- Deuteronomy 21:18“If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them,
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “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
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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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