Proverbs 6:20
My son, obey my commands, and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
19people who easily tell lies in court; and people who cause strife between family members.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18“Suppose there is a boy who is very stubborn and always ◄rebelling against/disobeying► his parents, and who will not heed what they say to him. And suppose that they punish him but he still does not pay attention to what they tell him [MTY].
Proverbs 1:8My son, pay attention to what I, your father, am teaching you. And do not reject what your mother teaches you.
Proverbs 5:5If you go where she goes [MTY], you will go down to where the dead people are. Her steps will lead you straight to the grave.
Proverbs 7:7I saw some young men who did not have good sense. Among them was a man who was very foolish.
Proverbs 30:11I will list four kinds of evil things that people do: Some people curse their fathers and do not ask God to bless their mothers.
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 →