Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
9For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18And if any man has a disobedient and contentious son, who hearkens not to the voice of his father and the voice of his mother, and they should correct him, and he should not listen to them;
1 Samuel 2:25If a man should at all sin against another, then shall they pray for him to the Lord; but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? But they listened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would by all means destroy them.
Proverbs 1:15go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my laws; but let your heart keep my words:
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply your ear to my words;
Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and hide with you my commandments. My son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong; and fear none but him:
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 →