Proverbs 6:20
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New International Version (©1984)
My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

New Living Translation (©2007)
My son, obey your father's commands, and don't neglect your mother's instruction.

English Standard Version (©2001)
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
My son, obey the command of your father, and do not disregard the teachings of your mother.

King James Bible
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

American King James Version
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:

American Standard Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Bible in Basic English
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

Douay-Rheims Bible
My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Darby Bible Translation
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

English Revised Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Webster's Bible Translation
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

World English Bible
My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.

Young's Literal Translation
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

Geneva Study Bible

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Wesley's Notes

6:20 The law - The word of God, which thy parents delivered to thee.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20-23. (Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly became our Surety, when we were strangers and enemies. And shall Christians, who have such prospects, motives, and examples, be slothful and careless? Shall we neglect what is pleasing to God, and what he will graciously reward? May we closely watch every sense by which poison can enter our minds or affections.


Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (NASB ©1995)

Command Commandment Commands Father's Forsake Law Memory Mother Mother's Observe Rule Teaching


My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

1:8,9 7:1-4 23:22 30:11 De 21:18 27:16 Eph 6:1

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