Modern Translations New International VersionStop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. New Living Translation If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge. English Standard Version Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. Berean Study Bible If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. New American Standard Bible Stop listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. NASB 1995 Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. NASB 1977 Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. Amplified Bible Cease listening, my son, to instruction and discipline And you will stray from the words of knowledge. Christian Standard Bible If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. Holman Christian Standard Bible If you stop listening to correction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. Contemporary English Version If you stop learning, you will forget what you already know. Good News Translation My child, when you stop learning, you will soon neglect what you already know. GOD'S WORD® Translation If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. International Standard Version My son, if you stop listening to instruction, you will stray from the principles of knowledge. NET Bible If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge. Classic Translations King James BibleCease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. New King James Version Cease listening to instruction, my son, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. King James 2000 Bible Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to stray from the words of knowledge. New Heart English Bible If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. World English Bible If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. American King James Version Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge. American Standard Version Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge. A Faithful Version My son, when you cease to hear instruction, you only go astray from the words of knowledge. Darby Bible Translation Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge. English Revised Version Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to err from the words of knowledge. Webster's Bible Translation Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge. Bishops' Bible of 1568 My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding. Coverdale Bible of 1535 My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine yt leadeth the awaye from the wordes of vnderstondinge. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionCease, my son, to hear instruction—To err from sayings of knowledge. Young's Literal Translation Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge. Smith's Literal Translation Cease, my son, to hear instructions for erring from the words of knowledge. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge. Catholic Public Domain Version Son, do not cease listening to doctrine, and do not be ignorant of the sermons of knowledge. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedStop, my son, and hear instruction, and do not forget the speech of knowledge. Lamsa Bible Wait, my son, and hear the instruction, and do not forget the words of knowledge. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Cease, my son, to hear the instruction That causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Brenton Septuagint Translation A son who ceases to attend to the instruction of a father will cherish evil designs.     |