Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother:
New American Standard Bible
And do not forsake the
King James Version
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Holman Bible
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.
International Standard Version
Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules,
A Conservative Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
American Standard Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Amplified
My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)
And do not
Bible in Basic English
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
Darby Translation
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
King James 2000
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, keep [the] commandment of your father, and do not disregard [the] instruction of your mother.
Modern King James verseion
My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the law of your mother;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
NET Bible
My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
New Heart English Bible
My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
The Emphasized Bible
Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
Themes
Children » Dishonouring parents » Filial obedience encouraged
Children » What children should do
Children » Should » Obey parents
Commandment » The commandments of your parents
Obedience » Filial » Filial obedience encouraged
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Commandment And Instruction As Guardians
19 A witness of falsehood, breathing out lies, and sending strife between brethren. 20 My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother: 21 Tie them always upon thy heart; bind them upon thy throat
Cross References
Ephesians 6:1
Children, listen to your parents in the Lord: for this is just.
Deuteronomy 21:18
If there shall be to a man a son stubborn and rebellious, he not hearing to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they chastised him, and he will not hear to them:
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed he making light of his father and his mother: and all the people said, Amen.
Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 7:1-4
My son, watch my words, and thou shalt hide my commands with thee.
Proverbs 23:22
Hear to thy father that begat thee, and thou shalt not despise thy mother when growing old.
Proverbs 30:11
A generation will curse its father, and will not bless its mother.