Proverbs 6:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 6:1 : 1 Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.
  • Deut 21:18 : 18 If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
  • Prov 1:8-9 : 8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother: 9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.
  • Prov 7:1-4 : 1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you. 2 Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes; 3 Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart. 4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
  • Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 1:8-9
    2 verses
    90%

    8My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

    9For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

  • Prov 3:1
    84%

    1My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

  • Prov 6:21-22
    2 verses
    84%

    21Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.

    22In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

  • Prov 23:22
    81%

    22Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

    2Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

  • Eph 6:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

    3So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

    4And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

  • Prov 4:1-6
    6 verses
    79%

    1Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

    2For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.

    3For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

    4And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

    5Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

    6Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

  • Prov 22:6
    78%

    6If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    77%

    26He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

    27A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Deut 5:16
    77%

    16Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Exod 20:12
    77%

    12Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Prov 2:1
    77%

    1My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

  • Prov 23:26
    77%

    26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

  • Prov 15:20
    77%

    20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

  • Prov 5:7
    75%

    7Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

    21Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

  • Deut 21:18
    75%

    18If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

  • Gen 27:8
    75%

    8Now, my son, do what I say.

  • Deut 6:20
    75%

    20And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for these rules and laws and decisions which the Lord our God has given you?

  • Prov 3:21
    74%

    21My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

  • Matt 19:19
    74%

    19Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • Prov 30:11
    74%

    11There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

  • Prov 5:1
    74%

    1My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Prov 20:20
    74%

    20If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

  • Prov 6:24
    73%

    24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

  • Matt 15:4
    73%

    4For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

  • Deut 27:16
    73%

    16Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Prov 31:2
    73%

    2What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?

  • Prov 5:20
    73%

    20Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

  • Prov 10:1
    73%

    1A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

  • Deut 6:7
    73%

    7Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.

  • Deut 6:17
    72%

    17Keep with care the orders of the Lord your God, and his rules and his laws which he has given you;

  • Deut 6:2
    72%

    2So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.

  • Prov 6:19
    72%

    19A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

  • Prov 19:18
    72%

    18Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.