Proverbs 6:20
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Darby Translation
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 that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
21bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them 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;
Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching 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 sons, a young man void of understanding,
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth 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 →