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Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 6:20 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 6:20 in other translations
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
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In context
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
19 A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
21 Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.
22 When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.
23 Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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