Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
In context
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, 19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 6:20 in the KJV
My son, keep thy father's commandment, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 6:20 in the NIV
My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.