Proverbs 6:20
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Key Terms in This Verse
פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
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