My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 1:8 · retained source text
My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
KJV dictionary & concordance
mother
Meaning of “mother”
Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
Definition sources
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245 occurrences226 verses36 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:24
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Every verse containing “mother”
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 4:3 · retained source text
For I was my fathers sonne, tender and onely beloued in the sight of my mother.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 29.1.
¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:20 · retained source text
¶ My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.8.
THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:1 · retained source text
¶ The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother.
1611 marginal noteChap. 15.20.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:20 · retained source text
A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.1.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 19:26 · retained source text
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a sonne that causeth shame, and bringeth reproch.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:20 · retained source text
Who so curseth his father or his mother, his lampe shall be put out in obscure darkenesse.
1611 marginal noteOr, candle.
1611 marginal noteExod.21.17. leuit.20.9. matt.15.4.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:22 · retained source text
Hearken vnto thy father that begate thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.8.
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:25 · retained source text
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 28:24 · retained source text
Who so robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, it is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a man destroying.
Complete reference index — all 226 verses
Genesis 2:24Genesis 3:20Genesis 17:16Genesis 20:12Genesis 21:21Genesis 24:53Genesis 24:55Genesis 24:60Genesis 24:67Genesis 27:11Genesis 27:13Genesis 27:14Genesis 28:5Genesis 28:7Genesis 30:14Genesis 32:11Genesis 37:10Genesis 44:20Exodus 2:8Exodus 20:12Exodus 21:15Exodus 21:17Leviticus 18:7Leviticus 18:9Leviticus 19:3Leviticus 20:9Leviticus 20:14Leviticus 21:2Leviticus 21:11Numbers 6:7Numbers 26:59Deuteronomy 5:16Deuteronomy 13:6Deuteronomy 21:13Deuteronomy 21:18Deuteronomy 21:19Deuteronomy 22:15Deuteronomy 27:16Deuteronomy 27:22Deuteronomy 27:23Deuteronomy 33:9Joshua 2:13Joshua 2:18Joshua 6:23Judges 5:7Judges 5:28Judges 8:19Judges 14:2Judges 14:3Judges 14:4Judges 14:5Judges 14:6Judges 14:9Judges 14:16Judges 17:2Judges 17:3Judges 17:4Ruth 1:14Ruth 2:11Ruth 2:18Ruth 2:19Ruth 2:23Ruth 3:1Ruth 3:6Ruth 3:16Ruth 3:171 Samuel 2:191 Samuel 15:331 Samuel 22:32 Samuel 17:252 Samuel 19:372 Samuel 20:191 Kings 1:61 Kings 1:111 Kings 2:131 Kings 2:191 Kings 2:201 Kings 2:221 Kings 3:271 Kings 15:131 Kings 17:231 Kings 19:201 Kings 22:522 Kings 3:22 Kings 3:132 Kings 4:192 Kings 4:202 Kings 4:302 Kings 9:222 Kings 11:12 Kings 24:122 Kings 24:151 Chronicles 2:261 Chronicles 4:92 Chronicles 15:162 Chronicles 22:32 Chronicles 22:10Esther 2:7Job 17:14Psalms 27:10Psalms 35:14Psalms 51:5Psalms 109:14Psalms 113:9Psalms 131:2Proverbs 1:8Proverbs 4:3Proverbs 6:20Proverbs 10:1Proverbs 15:20Proverbs 19:26Proverbs 20:20Proverbs 23:22Proverbs 23:25Proverbs 28:24Proverbs 29:15Proverbs 30:11Proverbs 30:17Proverbs 31:1Song of Solomon 3:11Song of Solomon 6:9Song of Solomon 8:1Song of Solomon 8:5Isaiah 8:4Isaiah 49:1Isaiah 50:1Isaiah 66:13Jeremiah 15:8Jeremiah 15:10Jeremiah 16:7Jeremiah 20:14Jeremiah 20:17Jeremiah 22:26Jeremiah 50:12Ezekiel 16:3Ezekiel 16:44Ezekiel 16:45Ezekiel 19:2Ezekiel 19:10Ezekiel 22:7Ezekiel 23:2Ezekiel 44:25Hosea 2:2Hosea 2:5Hosea 4:5Hosea 10:14Micah 7:6Zechariah 13:3Matthew 1:18Matthew 2:11Matthew 2:13Matthew 2:14Matthew 2:20Matthew 2:21Matthew 8:14Matthew 10:35Matthew 10:37Matthew 12:46Matthew 12:47Matthew 12:48Matthew 12:49Matthew 12:50Matthew 13:55Matthew 14:8Matthew 14:11Matthew 15:4Matthew 15:5Matthew 15:6Matthew 19:5Matthew 19:19Matthew 19:29Matthew 20:20Matthew 27:56Mark 1:30Mark 3:31Mark 3:32Mark 3:33Mark 3:34Mark 3:35Mark 5:40Mark 6:24Mark 6:28Mark 7:10Mark 7:11Mark 7:12Mark 10:7Mark 10:19Mark 10:29Mark 15:40Mark 15:47Mark 16:1Luke 1:43Luke 1:60Luke 2:33Luke 2:34Luke 2:43Luke 2:48Luke 2:51Luke 4:38Luke 7:12Luke 7:15Luke 8:19Luke 8:20Luke 8:21Luke 8:51Luke 12:53Luke 14:26Luke 18:20Luke 24:10John 2:1John 2:3John 2:5John 2:12John 6:42John 19:25John 19:26John 19:27Acts 1:14Acts 12:12Romans 16:13Galatians 4:26Ephesians 5:31Ephesians 6:22 Timothy 1:5Hebrews 7:3Revelation 17:5
Where “mother” appears
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Genesis19 occurrences
18 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus9 occurrences
7 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy10 occurrences
10 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges16 occurrences
13 versesRuth11 occurrences
9 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses2 Kings9 occurrences
9 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs14 occurrences
14 versesSong of Solomon4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah7 occurrences
7 versesEzekiel8 occurrences
8 versesHosea4 occurrences
4 versesMicah2 occurrences
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew28 occurrences
25 versesMark19 occurrences
18 versesLuke21 occurrences
18 versesJohn9 occurrences
8 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
18 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus9 occurrences
7 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy10 occurrences
10 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges16 occurrences
13 versesRuth11 occurrences
9 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses2 Kings9 occurrences
9 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs14 occurrences
14 versesSong of Solomon4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah7 occurrences
7 versesEzekiel8 occurrences
8 versesHosea4 occurrences
4 versesMicah2 occurrences
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew28 occurrences
25 versesMark19 occurrences
18 versesLuke21 occurrences
18 versesJohn9 occurrences
8 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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