Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law 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;
Julia Smith Translation
My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws 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;
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 false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother. 21 Put them up together in thine heart, and bind them about thy neck.
Cross References
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for so is it right.
Deuteronomy 21:18
If any man have a son that is stubborn, and disobedient, that he will not hearken unto the voice of his father and voice of his mother, and they have taught him nurture, but he would not hearken unto them:
Deuteronomy 27:16
"'Cursed be he that curseth his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, hear thy father's doctrine, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 7:1-4
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments by thee.
Proverbs 23:22
Give ear unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:11
He that bringeth up an evil report upon the generation of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.