Modern Translations New International VersionMy son, keep your father's command and do not forsake your mother's teaching. New Living Translation My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. English Standard Version My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Berean Study Bible My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. New American Standard Bible My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother; NASB 1995 My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother; NASB 1977 My son, observe the commandment of your father, And do not forsake the teaching of your mother; Amplified Bible My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother; Christian Standard Bible My son, keep your father’s command, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching. Holman Christian Standard Bible My son, keep your father's command, and don't reject your mother's teaching. Contemporary English Version Obey the teaching of your parents-- Good News Translation Son, do what your father tells you and never forget what your mother taught you. GOD'S WORD® Translation My son, obey the command of your father, and do not disregard the teachings of your mother. International Standard Version Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules, NET Bible My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother. Classic Translations King James BibleMy son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: New King James Version My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. King James 2000 Bible My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother: New Heart English Bible My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. World English Bible My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching. American King James Version My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother: American Standard Version My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: A Faithful Version My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother; Darby Bible Translation My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; English Revised Version My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Webster's Bible Translation My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction. Bishops' Bible of 1568 My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother: Coverdale Bible of 1535 My sonne, kepe thy fathers comaundemetes, & forsake not ye lawe of thy mother. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionKeep, my son, the command of your father, "" And do not leave the law of your mother. Young's Literal Translation Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. Smith's Literal Translation My son, watch the commands of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the laws of thy mother: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy son, keep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Catholic Public Domain Version My son, preserve the precepts of your father, and do not dismiss the law of your mother. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedKeep, my son, the commandment of your father and do not forget the law of your mother. Lamsa Bible My son, keep your father's commandment and do not forsake the law of your mother; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother; Brenton Septuagint Translation My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:     |