Proverbs 1:8

American Standard Version (1901)

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:20 : 20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
  • 1 Sam 2:25 : 25 If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
  • Prov 4:1-4 : 1 Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: 2 For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
  • Prov 1:15 : 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
  • Deut 21:18-21 : 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; 19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20 and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
  • Prov 7:1 : 1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
  • Prov 31:1 : 1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.
  • Matt 9:2 : 2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.
  • Matt 9:22 : 22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
  • 2 Tim 1:5 : 5 having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 6:20-21
    2 verses
    90%

    20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

    21Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

  • Prov 4:1-6
    6 verses
    84%

    1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

    2For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

    3For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

    4And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

    5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

    6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

  • Prov 3:1
    83%

    1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

  • Prov 23:22
    81%

    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Prov 1:7
    81%

    7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 1:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    9For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

    10My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

  • Prov 5:1
    80%

    1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    80%

    26He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

    2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

  • Prov 7:1
    79%

    1My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

  • Prov 5:7
    79%

    7Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:6
    79%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

    32Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

  • Prov 4:10
    77%

    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 15:20
    77%

    20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 23:26
    77%

    26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

  • Prov 10:1
    76%

    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Gen 27:8
    76%

    8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

  • Prov 1:15
    76%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 13:1
    76%

    1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 3:11
    75%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Prov 3:21
    75%

    21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Prov 29:15
    75%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

  • Eph 6:4
    75%

    4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

  • Deut 21:18
    75%

    18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

  • Prov 23:12
    75%

    12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Deut 5:16
    74%

    16Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

  • Prov 7:24
    74%

    24Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.

  • Eph 6:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

  • Prov 27:11
    74%

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  • Prov 17:6
    74%

    6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

  • Prov 19:18
    73%

    18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

  • Exod 20:12
    73%

    12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

  • Prov 17:25
    73%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 30:11
    73%

    11There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.