Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
19a FALSE witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
21Bind them continually upon thy heart. Tie them about thy neck.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken to them,
Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 5:5Her feet go down to death. Her steps take hold on Sheol,
Proverbs 7:7and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation who curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:13-20
The Seven Abominations. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that… Read the whole commentary →