Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
9for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;
1 Samuel 2:25If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them.
Proverbs 1:15my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:8-10
Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, which two fundamental laws of morality… Read the whole commentary →