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Proverbs 6:20
My son, be guided by your father's [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother;
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Christian Standard Bible®
My son, keep your father’s command,and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.
My son, keep your father’s command,and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.
Hebrew Names Version
My son, keep your father's mitzvah, And don't forsake your mother's teaching.
My son, keep your father's mitzvah, And don't forsake your mother's teaching.
King James Version
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
English Standard Version
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
New Century Version
My son, keep your father's commands, and don't forget your mother's teaching.
My son, keep your father's commands, and don't forget your mother's teaching.
New English Translation
My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
New American Standard Bible
My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother;
My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother;
World English Bible
My son, keep your father's commandment, And don't forsake your mother's teaching.
My son, keep your father's commandment, And don't forsake your mother's teaching.
Geneva Bible (1587)
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
Legacy Standard Bible
My son, observe the commandment of your fatherAnd do not abandon the law of your mother;
My son, observe the commandment of your fatherAnd do not abandon the law of your mother;
Berean Standard Bible
My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Contemporary English Version
Obey the teaching of your parents—
Obey the teaching of your parents—
Complete Jewish Bible
My son, obey your father's command, and don't abandon your mother's teaching.
My son, obey your father's command, and don't abandon your mother's teaching.
Darby Translation
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Easy-to-Read Version
My son, remember your father's command, and don't forget your mother's teaching.
My son, remember your father's command, and don't forget your mother's teaching.
George Lamsa Translation
My son, keep your fathers commandment and do not forsake the law of your mother;
My son, keep your fathers commandment and do not forsake the law of your mother;
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
My child, keep the commandment of your father, and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.
My child, keep the commandment of your father, and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.
Literal Translation
My son, keep your father's commands, and do not forsake the law of your mother.
My son, keep your father's commands, and do not forsake the law of your mother.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My sonne, kepe thy fathers comaundemetes, & forsake not ye lawe of thy mother.
My sonne, kepe thy fathers comaundemetes, & forsake not ye lawe of thy mother.
American Standard Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Bible in Basic English
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
King James Version (1611)
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
English Revised Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Mi sone, kepe the comaundementis of thi fadir; and forsake not the lawe of thi modir.
Mi sone, kepe the comaundementis of thi fadir; and forsake not the lawe of thi modir.
Update Bible Version
My son, keep the commandment of your father, And don't forsake the law of your mother:
My son, keep the commandment of your father, And don't forsake the law of your mother:
Webster's Bible Translation
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
New King James Version
My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
New Living Translation
My son, obey your father's commands, and don't neglect your mother's instruction.
My son, obey your father's commands, and don't neglect your mother's instruction.
New Life Bible
My son, keep the teaching of your father, and do not turn away from the teaching of your mother.
My son, keep the teaching of your father, and do not turn away from the teaching of your mother.
New Revised Standard
My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:
Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:
Douay-Rheims Bible
My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Revised Standard Version
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Young's Literal Translation
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
THE MESSAGE
Good friend, follow your father's good advice; don't wander off from your mother's teachings. Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck. Wherever you walk, they'll guide you; whenever you rest, they'll guard you; when you wake up, they'll tell you what's next. For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
Good friend, follow your father's good advice; don't wander off from your mother's teachings. Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck. Wherever you walk, they'll guide you; whenever you rest, they'll guard you; when you wake up, they'll tell you what's next. For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
Contextual Overview
20My son, be guided by your father's [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother; 21Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts), And tie them around your neck. 22When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you. 23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light, And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life, 24To keep you from the evil woman, From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman. 25Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes. 26For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up], And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man]. 27Can a man take fire to his chest And his clothes not be burned? 28Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? 29So is the one who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 7:1-4, Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 30:11, Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 27:16, Ephesians 6:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 18:19 - command Genesis 39:8 - refused Genesis 49:2 - hearken Exodus 13:9 - a sign Leviticus 19:3 - fear Deuteronomy 11:18 - ye lay up Psalms 119:9 - shall Psalms 119:24 - my counsellors Proverbs 4:1 - ye Proverbs 4:20 - General Proverbs 31:1 - his Jeremiah 35:8 - General 1 Corinthians 15:2 - keep in memory Colossians 3:20 - obey
Cross-References
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 2:19
So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor and grace in the eyes of the LORD.
But Noah found favor and grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:11
The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God's sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].
The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God's sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].
Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.
God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.
Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.
"You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.
Genesis 6:20
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
John 5:40
and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My son, keep thy father's commandment,.... These are not the words of David to Solomon continued from Proverbs 4:4; but the words of Solomon to his son; and not to his son only, in a strict natural relation, but to everyone that came to him for and put himself under his instruction; and to everyone that stood in such a relation to a religious father; for not the divine Being, the Father of all, is here meant, according to some Jewish writers; though the commandment no doubt is the commandment of God taught by godly parents; or such a system of precepts that is founded upon and agrees unto the revealed will of God, and which being so should be laid up and kept in the heart, and not forgotten; and should be observed and attended to and obeyed throughout the whole course of life, as if it was the commandment of God himself; and indeed it is no other than that which pious parents train up their children in the knowledge of, instil into them, and urge upon them the observance of;
and forsake not the law of thy mother; the same as before, and which is mentioned to show that the same respect is to be had to a mother as to a father, the commandment and law of them being the same, and they standing in the same relation; which yet children are apt to make a difference in, and while they stand in awe of their father and his precepts, slight their mother and her directions, which ought not to be. Some understand this of the congregation of Israel, as some Jewish writers; and others of the church of God, the mother of us all.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 6:20. Keep thy father's commandment — See on Proverbs 1:8.
