Proverbs 6:20 · KJV
“My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”
— Proverbs 6:20
A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie them about thy neck.
Proverbs 6 — Context
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie them about thy neck.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Cross References
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed {be} he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 7:1-4
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 1:8-9
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Deuteronomy 21:18
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:
Proverbs 30:11
{There is} a generation {that} curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.