Proverbs 1:8 · KJV
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”
— Proverbs 1:8
The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}
For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. {an...: Heb. an adding}
Proverbs 1 — Context
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. {the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech}
7The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. {an...: Heb. an adding}
10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 30:17
The eye {that} mocketh at {his} father, and despiseth to obey {his} mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. {the valley: or, the brook}
Proverbs 5:1-2
My son, attend unto my wisdom, {and} bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 Timothy 1:5
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Proverbs 31:1
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and {that}, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: