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Proverbs 1

Proverbs 1:8

The Enticement of Sin · Proverbs 1:8–19
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Translations

Modern
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Traditional
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Literal
Hear, my son, the discipline of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
Latin
Audi, fili mi, disciplinam patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ:

Original

Hebrew
English
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

Notes

Proverbs 1:8–9:18

my son: Like other wisdom literature from the ancient Near East, much of Proverbs 1–9 contains a father's (and sometimes a mother's) advice to a son. Since the son is learning his father's job, much of the teaching is about the son's future work. Some translations (like The New Living Translation) often use the term child because the lessons apply to both sons and daughters.

Proverbs 1:8–19

In the book of Proverbs, there are two paths (Proverbs 1:15):

  • A wise and just path

  • A foolish and evil path

The parents represent the wise path and encourage their child to follow it.

Theme notes and profiles

Children and Parents

Glossary

Counsel, Counselor Family Life and Relations Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Children Leaving Home Children: Commandments To Children: should Attend to Parental Teaching Church Mothers Educating Children Family Problems Following Instructions Homeschooling Honoring Parents Mother: General Scriptures Concerning Mother's Day Mother's Love Mothers and Daughters Mothers and Sons Obeying your Parents Parent and Child Relationships Parenting Respecting Others Respecting Parents Respecting your Parents Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning