8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother :


In Context

5 A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.

6 He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother :

9 That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.

Proverbs 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother: