Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
21Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not hearken to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not hearken 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 the nether-world;
Proverbs 7:7And I beheld among the thoughtless ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curse their father, and do 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 →