Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 6:20
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Berean Standard Bible
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
King James Version
¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
World English Bible
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
American Standard Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 6
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.
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