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20 
My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)
And do not [a]reject the teaching of your mother;(A)
21 
Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts),
And tie them around your neck.(B)
22 
When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you;
When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
23 
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:20 Lit forsake.

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