Proverbs

Proverbs 6:20–21

²⁰My son, keep your father’s commandment,

and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

²¹Bind them always upon your heart;

tie them around your neck.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My son	בְּ֭נִי	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
keep	נְצֹ֣ר	nə·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
your father’s	אָבִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
commandment	מִצְוַ֣ת	miṣ·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4687 commandment
and do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
forsake	תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ	tiṭ·ṭōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
your mother’s	אִמֶּֽךָ׃	’im·me·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
teaching	תּוֹרַ֥ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Bind them	קָשְׁרֵ֣ם	qā·šə·rêm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
always	תָמִ֑יד	ṯā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your heart	לִבְּךָ֣	lib·bə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
tie them	עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם	‘ā·nə·ḏêm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6029 bind
around	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your neck	גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃	gar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1621 neck

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 6:20 Ephesians 6:1 · Deuteronomy 27:16 · Proverbs 7:1–4 · Proverbs 1:8–9 · Proverbs 23:22

Proverbs 6:21 Proverbs 3:3 · Proverbs 7:3–4 · 2 Corinthians 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.