Proverbs 1:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

shema' bni musar avika wə'al-tittosh torat 'immeka

Grammar Details

• *shema'*: qal imperative, masculine singular - hear/listen
• *bni*: masculine singular noun + 1st person suffix - my son
• *musar*: construct state, masculine singular - instruction of
• *avika*: masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father
• *wə'al*: conjunction + negative particle - and do not
• *tittosh*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular jussive - forsake
• *torat*: construct state, feminine singular - teaching of
• *'immeka*: feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mother

Word Meanings

• *shema'*: hear/listen/obey
• *musar*: instruction/discipline/correction
• *tittosh*: forsake/abandon/reject
• *torat*: teaching/law/instruction

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, {G3754} in thee also.