Proverbs 6:20

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Proverbs 6:20


← Proverbs 6:19 Proverbs 6:20 (KJV) Proverbs 6:21 →
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

My sonH1121, keepH5341 thy father'sH1 commandmentH4687, and forsakeH5203 not the lawH8451 of thy motherH517:


Original Hebrew

נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תֹּורַת אִמֶּךָ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
נְצֹ֣ר
ne.Tzor H5341 HVqv2ms keep
בְּ֭נִ/י
Be.n/i H1121 HNcmsc/Sp1cs O son/ my
מִצְוַ֣ת
mitz.Vat H4687 HNcfsc (the) commandment of
אָבִ֑י/ךָ
'a.Vi./kha H1 HNcmsc/Sp2ms father/ your
וְ/אַל
ve./'al- H408 HC/Tn and/ may not
תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ
ti.Tosh H5203 HVqj2ms you forsake
תּוֹרַ֥ת
to.Rat H8451 HNcfsc (the) instruction of
אִמֶּֽ/ךָ
'i.Me./kha H517 HNcfsc/Sp2ms mother/ your
Strong's References
  • H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
  • H517 — אֵם (ʼêm, ame): a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)); dam, mother, [idiom] parting.
  • H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; 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.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  • H4687 — מִצְוָה (mitsvâh, mits-vaw'): from צָוָה (tsâvâh) H6680; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law); (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
  • H5203 — נָטַשׁ (nâṭash, naw-tash'): a primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.); cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.
  • H5341 — נָצַר (nâtsar, naw-tsar'): a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.); besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
  • H8451 — תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh, to-raw'): or תֹּרָה (tôrâh); from יָרָה (yârâh) H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch; law.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא (lôʼ) H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
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