PRO 6:20 Parallel View

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ULT Guard, my son, the commandment of your father
 ⇔ and do not forsake the law of your mother.

UST My son, be mindful to obey what I, your father, have commanded you.
⇔ Indeed, obey the rules that your mother has commanded.

BSB  ⇔ My son, keep your father’s commandment,
⇔ and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

OEB Observe, my child, the commands of your father,
⇔ do not abandon your mother’s instruction.

WEB  ⇔ My son, keep your father’s commandment,
⇔ and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

NET My child, guard the commands of your father
 ⇔ and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

LSV Keep, my son, the command of your father,
And do not leave the law of your mother.

FBV My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.

T4T My son, obey my commands,
⇔ and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.

LEB • the commandment of your father, and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.

BBE My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

ASV  ⇔ My son, keep the commandment of thy father,
 ⇔ And forsake not the law of thy mother:

DRA My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

YLT Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

DBY My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

RV My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

WBS My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

KJB ¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
(¶ My son, keep thy/your father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy/your mother: )

BB My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
(My son, keep thy/your fathers commandment, and forsake not the law of thy/your mother:)

GNV My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
(My son, keep thy/your fathers commandment, and forsake not thy/your mothers instruction. )

CB My sonne, kepe thy fathers comaundemetes, & forsake not ye lawe of thy mother.
(My son, keep thy/your fathers comaundemetes, and forsake not ye/you_all law of thy/your mother.)

WYC Mi sone, kepe the comaundementis of thi fadir; and forsake not the lawe of thi modir.
(Mi son, keep the commandmentis of thy/your father; and forsake not the law of thy/your modir.)

LUT Mein Kind, bewahre die Gebote deines Vaters und laß nicht fahren das Gesetz deiner Mutter!
(My Kind, bewahre the Gebote deines Vaters and laß not fahren the law deiner Mutter!)

CLV [Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.[fn]
([Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, and ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.)

6.20 Conserva, fili. Nunc sub adulteræ mulieris specie prohibet ab auditione hæreseos.

6.20 Conserva, fili. Nunc under adulteræ mulieris specie prohibet away auditione hæreseos.

BRN My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:

BrLXX Υἱὲ, φύλασσε νόμους πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου·
(Huie, fulasse nomous patros sou, kai maʸ apōsaʸ thesmous maʸtros sou; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אָבִ֑י⁠ךָ

I_will_show=you(ms)

See how you translated the same use of your father in 1:8.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּרֵ֗⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: keep son,my commandment I_will_show=you(ms) and,not forsake teaching mother's,your )

Here, he refers to Solomon’s father. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: keep son,my commandment I_will_show=you(ms) and,not forsake teaching mother's,your )

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִֽתְמָךְ & לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: keep son,my commandment I_will_show=you(ms) and,not forsake teaching mother's,your )

Here Solomon speaks of remembering words as if the heart were holding on tightly to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Let your heart remember”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְּבָרַ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: keep son,my commandment I_will_show=you(ms) and,not forsake teaching mother's,your )

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