Proverbs 6:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 6:1 : 1 Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for this is ryght.
  • Deut 21:18 : 18 If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened hym, and he woulde not hearken vnto them:
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Prov 1:8-9 : 8 My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother: 9 For they shalbe an encrease of grace vnto thy head, and as a chayne about thy necke.
  • Prov 7:1-4 : 1 My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by thee. 2 Kepe my commaundementes & my lawe, euen as the apple of thyne eye, and thou shalt liue. 3 Binde them vpon thy fingers, and wryte them in the table of thyne heart. 4 Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.
  • Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse 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 sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

    9For they shalbe an encrease of grace vnto thy head, and as a chayne about thy necke.

  • Prov 3:1
    84%

    1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:

  • Prov 6:21-22
    2 verses
    84%

    21Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke.

    22That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee.

  • Prov 23:22
    81%

    22Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by thee.

    2Kepe my commaundementes & my lawe, euen as the apple of thyne eye, and thou shalt liue.

  • Eph 6:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for this is ryght.

    2Honour thy father and mother (whiche is the first commaundement in promise)

    3That thou mayest prosper, and lyue long on earth.

    4Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde.

  • Prov 4:1-6
    6 verses
    79%

    1Heare O ye chyldren a fatherly instruction, & take good heede, that ye may learne vnderstanding.

    2For I haue geuen you a good doctrine, forsake not ye my lawe.

    3For when I my selfe was my fathers deare sonne, and tenderly beloued of my mother:

    4He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.

    5Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.

  • Prov 22:6
    78%

    6Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    77%

    26He that hurteth his father, or shutteth out his mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne.

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Deut 5:16
    77%

    16Honour thy father & thy mother, as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded thee: that thy dayes may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee.

  • Exod 20:12
    77%

    12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy dayes may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee.

  • Prov 2:1
    77%

    1My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee,

  • Prov 23:26
    77%

    26My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes:

  • Prov 15:20
    77%

    20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.

  • Prov 5:7
    75%

    7Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes, but kepe them euen in the middest of thyne heart:

  • Deut 21:18
    75%

    18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened hym, and he woulde not hearken vnto them:

  • Gen 27:8
    75%

    8Nowe therfore my sonne heare my voyce in that which I comaunde thee.

  • Deut 6:20
    75%

    20And when thy sonne asketh thee in tyme to come, saying: What meaneth these testimonies, ordinaunces, and lawes, which the Lorde our God hath commaunded you?

  • Prov 3:21
    74%

    21My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:

  • Matt 19:19
    74%

    19Honour father and mother: and thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

  • Prov 30:11
    74%

    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.

  • Prov 5:1
    74%

    1My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

  • Prov 20:20
    74%

    20Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.

  • Prov 6:24
    73%

    24That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman.

  • Matt 15:4
    73%

    4For God comaunded, saying: honour father and mother, and he that curseth father or mother, let hym dye the death.

  • Deut 27:16
    73%

    16Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Prov 31:2
    73%

    2What my sonne? what the sonne of my body? and what O my deare beloued sonne?

  • Prov 5:20
    73%

    20Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?

  • Prov 10:1
    73%

    1A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.

  • Deut 6:7
    73%

    7And thou shalt shewe them vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou art at home in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, & when thou lyest downe, and when thou risest vp.

  • Deut 6:17
    72%

    17But you shall diligently kepe the commaundementes of the Lord your God, & his testimonies, and his ordinaunces which he hath commaunded thee:

  • Deut 6:2
    72%

    2Namely, that thou mightest feare the Lord thy God, & kepe all his ordinaunces and his commaundementes which I commaunde thee, thou & thy sonne, & thy sonnes sonne all the dayes of thy lyfe: that thy dayes may be prolonged.

  • Prov 6:19
    72%

    19A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.

  • Prov 19:18
    72%

    18Chasten thy sonne whyle there is hope: and let not thy soule spare for his crying.