Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;
Leeser Tanakh
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 the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: wisdom and instruction fools [alone] despise.
9For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and they chastise him, and he will not hearken unto them:
1 Samuel 2:25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him; but if against the Lord a man should sin, who shall pray for him? Nevertheless would they not hearken unto the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to slay them.
Proverbs 1:15My son, walk not thou on the way with them; withhold thy foot from their path;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart keep my commandments;
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom; to my understanding incline thou thy ear:
Proverbs 7:1My son, observe my sayings, and my commandments must thou treasure up 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 →