Proverbs 6:20
What does Proverbs 6:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 6:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
KJV
King James Version · 1611My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
- Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
- Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
- Deuteronomy 21:18
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
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