Proverbs 6:20-23

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My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.^(A)

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Always bind them to your heart;
tie them around your neck.^(B)

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When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

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For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,^(C)
and corrective discipline is the way to life.^(D)

A. Proverbs 6:20: Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 31:1

B. Proverbs 6:21: Proverbs 1:9; Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 7:3

C. Proverbs 6:23: Psalm 119:105

D. Proverbs 6:23: Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 4:4; Proverbs 7:2; Proverbs 19:16