Proverbs 1:8
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”Proverbs 1:8
What Does Proverbs 1:8 Mean?
Proverbs 1:8 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 1, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Family.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 1:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 4:9“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;”Ephesians 6:1“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”Proverbs 3:1“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”Exodus 20:12“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Proverbs 6:20“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”Proverbs 19:20“Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.”Proverbs 23:22“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”Proverbs 30:17“The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.”Proverbs 4:1“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”Proverbs 7:1“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.”Proverbs 5:1“My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:”Proverbs 8:33“Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.”Proverbs 31:1“The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.”Proverbs 1:10“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”2 Timothy 1:5“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.”Leviticus 19:3“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.”Deuteronomy 21:18“If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:”Genesis 28:7“And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;”Ruth 3:6“And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.”
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