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Proverbs 6:20–23

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20iMy son, keep thy father’s commandment,

And iforsake not the law of thy mother:

21kBind them continually upon thine heart,

And ltie them about thy mneck.

22nWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee;

nWhen thou sleepest, it oshall keep thee;

And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

23For the commandment is pa ||lamp; and the law is plight;

And ppreproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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

Footnotes

  1. iSee ch. 1:8.
  2. iSee ch. 1:8.
  3. kSee ch. 3:3.
  4. lJob 31:36 (Heb.).
  5. mSee ch. 1:9.
  6. nSo ch. 3:23, 24.
  7. nSo ch. 3:23, 24.
  8. och. 2:11 (Heb.).
  9. pPs 119:105. So Ps. 19:8.
  10. ||Or, candle. See 2 Sam. 21:17.
  11. pPs 119:105. So Ps. 19:8.
  12. ppSo ch. 10:17.

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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.

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.

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,

and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

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.

When you walk, they will guide you;

when you sleep, they will watch over you;

when you awake, they will speak to you.

For this command is a lamp,

this teaching is a light,

and correction and instruction

are the way to life,

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

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.

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;

when you lie down, they will watch over you;

when you wake up, they will talk to you.

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,

and corrective discipline is the way to life.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

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.

When you walk, their counsel will lead you.

When you sleep, they will protect you.

When you wake up, they will advise you.

For their command is a lamp

and their instruction a light;

their corrective discipline

is the way to life.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

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.

When you walk, she will lead you,

When you lie down, she will watch over you,

and when you awake, she will converse with you.

For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light,

and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press