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Proverbs 6:20

Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Bind them continually upon thine heart,.... Not upon the head or arm, as the words of the law were to be bound, Deu 6:3; to which there seems to be an allusion; and which may confirm the sense of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 6:20-35

Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our actions.

1. We must look upon the word of God both as a light (Pro 6:23) and as a law,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Proverbs 6:20-35

Fourteenth Address. Chap. 6. Pro 6:20-35. The Evil Woman

The holy memories and sanctions of the family are invoked (Pro 6:20-23) to give weight to another earnest warning against the sin which…