Paragraph 6:20–35

In these notes, this section forms a single paragraph (as in the New Revised Standard Version). If a long paragraph like this is not natural in your language, you may want to make paragraph breaks as in the section summary above. Some other ways to divide the paragraphs are:

• 6:20–26, 27–35 (Good News Translation)

• 6:20–22, 23–29, 30–35 (Contemporary English Version)

• 6:20–29, 30–35 (New International Version)

Divide the paragraphs in a way that fits the natural patterns of your language.

6:20

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

20a My son, keep your father’s commandment,

20b and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

6:20a–b

keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching: See the note on 1:8a. This verse is identical, except that in this verse commandment is used in place of “instruction.” For the word commandment, see the note at 2:1b.

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