20 (A)My son, comply with the commandment of your father,
And do not ignore the [a]teaching of your mother;

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  1. Proverbs 6:20 Or law

Commandment and Instruction as Guardians

20 My child, keep the commandment of your father,
    and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.

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22 (A)Listen to your father, who fathered you,
And (B)do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 (C)Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And (D)he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 Let your (E)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.

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22 Listen to your father—he who gave you life,[a]
    and do not despise your mother when[b] she is old.
23 Buy truth and do not sell it,
    wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;
    he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
25 May your father and your mother be glad,
    and may she who bore you rejoice.

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  1. Proverbs 23:22 Literally “caused you to be born”
  2. Proverbs 23:22 Or “for, because”

15 The (A)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [a]who gets his own way (B)brings shame to his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself

15 As for a rod and reproof, they[a] will give wisdom,
    but a neglected child is disgraced by his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Hebrew “it”