Proverbs 6:20-23 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
20	נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־ תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃	My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.	My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
21	קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל־ לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל־ גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃	Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.	Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
22	בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃	When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.	When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23	כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃	For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,	For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
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