Proverbs 6:20–21

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²⁰ⁱMy son, keep thy father’s commandment,

And ⁱforsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹^kBind them continually upon thine heart,

And ^ltie them about thy ^mneck.

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Proverbs 6:20: My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.

Footnotes

iSee ch. 1:8.
iSee ch. 1:8.
kSee ch. 3:3.
l Job 31:36 (Heb.).
mSee ch. 1:9.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

My son, keep your father’s commandment,

and forsake not your mother’s teaching.

Bind them on your heart always;

tie them around your neck.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My son, keep your father’s command

and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

Bind them always on your heart;

fasten them around your neck.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My son, keep your father’s command,

and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.

Always bind them to your heart;

tie them around your neck.

NLTNew Living Translation

My son, obey your father’s commands,

and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.

Keep their words always in your heart.

Tie them around your neck.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My child, keep the commandment of your father,

and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.

Bind them on your heart continually;

tie them upon your neck.