Proverbs 6:20
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
In Context
19A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.
21Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,
Proverbs 1:8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
Proverbs 5:5Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.
Proverbs 7:7And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse 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 →