Verse 20

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Referenced Verses

• Eph 6:1 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
• Deut 21:18 : 18 If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
• Deut 27:16 : 16 ‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
• Prov 1:8-9 : 8 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother. 9 For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.
• Prov 7:1-4 : 1 Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself. 2 Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession. 3 Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Say to wisdom,“You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,
• Prov 23:22 : 22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
• Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.