Proverbs 6:20
Beni (my son), keep the mitzvat Avicha, 1 and forsake not the torat Immecha; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
21Bind them tamid (continually) upon thine lev, 1 and tie them about thy neck. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If an ish have a stubborn and rebellious ben, which will not obey the voice of his av, or the voice of his em, and that, when they have chastened him, will not give heed unto them;
Proverbs 1:8Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha, 1 and forsake not the Torat Immecha. 1
Proverbs 5:5Her raglayim go down to mavet; 1 her steps lead to Sheol. 1
Proverbs 7:7And beheld among the simple ones, 1 I discerned among the banim, 1 a na'ar (young man) devoid of lev, + 7:7 of understanding, sense 1
Proverbs 30:11There is a dor (generation) that curseth its av, 1 and doth not make a bracha on its em. 1
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 →