Proverbs 1:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Hear,שְׁמַ֣ע
(she·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
my son,בְּ֭נִי
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
your father'sאָבִ֑יךָ
(a·vi·cha;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
instructionמוּסַ֣ר
(mu·sar)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
And do not forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ
(tit·tosh)
5203: to leave, forsake, permita prim. root
your mother'sאִמֶּֽךָ׃
(im·me·cha.)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
teaching;תֹּורַ֥ת
(to·v·rat)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah


















KJV Lexicon
My son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the instruction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
of thy father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and forsake
natash  (naw-tash')
cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.
not the law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
of thy mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching;

King James Bible
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching,

International Standard Version
My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.

NET Bible
Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hear, my son, the law of your father and do not forget the law of your mother.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, listen to your father's discipline, and do not neglect your mother's teachings,

King James 2000 Bible
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother:
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