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Proverbs 6:20-21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 6 · verses 20–21
20My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.Proverbs 6:20-21 · King James Version
Proverbs 6:20-21 in context
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- continuallytâmîydproperly, continuanceH8548 →
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- forsakenâṭashproperly, to poundH5203 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- keepnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- Bindqâsharto tie, physically or mentallyH7194 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our actions. 1. We must look upon the word of God both as a light (Pro 6:23) and as a law, Pro 6:20, Pro 6:23. (1.) By its arguments it is a light, which our understandings must subscribe to;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-35