Proverbs 6:20
My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
19A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.
21Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
Proverbs 5:5Her feete go downe vnto death, and her steppes pearce thorowe vnto hell.
Proverbs 7:7And behelde among the simple people and among the chyldren a young man voyde of wyt,
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse 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 →