Proverbs 1:8
My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
9For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:15My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.
Proverbs 3:1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:
Proverbs 5:1My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:
Proverbs 7:1My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by 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 →