Proverbs 4:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.

New Living Translation
My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.

English Standard Version
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.

Berean Study Bible
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

New American Standard Bible
Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.

NASB 1995
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many.

NASB 1977
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.

Amplified Bible
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.

Christian Standard Bible
Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years.

Contemporary English Version
My child, if you listen and obey my teachings, you will live a long time.

Good News Translation
Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life.

International Standard Version
Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.

NET Bible
Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

New King James Version
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.

King James 2000 Bible
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

New Heart English Bible
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

World English Bible
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

American King James Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

American Standard Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

A Faithful Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

Darby Bible Translation
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.

English Revised Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Heare, my sonne, & receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, and the yeres of thy life shalbe many.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, that the yeares of thy life maye be many.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, "" And years of life [are] multiplied to you.

Young's Literal Translation
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life are multiplied to thee.

Smith's Literal Translation
Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of life shall be multiplied to thee.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hear, O my son, and receive my words, that years of life may be multiplied to thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Listen, my son, and accept my words, so that years of life may be multiplied for you.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

Lamsa Bible
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.
















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