Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. New Living Translation My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. English Standard Version My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Berean Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. King James Bible My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. New King James Version My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. New American Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. NASB 1995 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. NASB 1977 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Legacy Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Amplified Bible My son, pay attention to my words and be willing to learn; Open your ears to my sayings. Christian Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings. Holman Christian Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings. American Standard Version My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Contemporary English Version My child, listen carefully to everything I say. English Revised Version My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. GOD'S WORD® Translation My son, pay attention to my words. Open your ears to what I say. Good News Translation My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words. International Standard Version My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say. Majority Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. NET Bible My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings. New Heart English Bible My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Webster's Bible Translation My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to my sayings. World English Bible My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy son, give attention to my words, "" Incline your ear to my sayings, Young's Literal Translation My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear, Smith's Literal Translation My son, attend to my word; incline thine ear to my sayings. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings. Catholic Public Domain Version My son, pay attention to my sermons, and incline your ear to my eloquent words. New American Bible My son, to my words be attentive, to my sayings incline your ear; New Revised Standard Version My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My son, give ear to my words and incline your ear to my speech. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Brenton Septuagint Translation My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Instruction…19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. 20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.… Cross References Deuteronomy 6:6-9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ... Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ... Matthew 13:9 He who has ears, let him hear.” Mark 4:24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you. Luke 8:18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.” John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. John 15:7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Ephesians 1:18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, Ephesians 4:21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus— Treasury of Scripture My son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Proverbs 5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: Proverbs 6:20,21 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: … Proverbs 7:1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Jump to Previous Attend Attention Attentive Closely Ear Incline Pay Sayings Turn Turned WordsJump to Next Attend Attention Attentive Closely Ear Incline Pay Sayings Turn Turned WordsProverbs 4 1. persuades to wisdom14. and to show wickedness 20. He exhorts to sanctification My son This phrase is a tender and personal address, indicating a relationship of care and authority. In the Hebrew, "בְּנִי" (beni) is used, which is a term of endearment and instruction. It reflects the familial context in which wisdom is often passed down, emphasizing the importance of generational teaching. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern tradition where wisdom was often shared within the family unit, underscoring the responsibility of parents to guide their children in the ways of righteousness. pay attention to my words incline your ear to my sayings Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My son,בְּ֭נִי (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son pay attention הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה (haq·šî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken to my words; לִדְבָרַ֣י (liḏ·ḇā·ray) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause incline הַט־ (haṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend your ear אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·zə·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear to my sayings. לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י (la·’ă·mā·ray) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 561: Something said Links Proverbs 4:20 NIVProverbs 4:20 NLT Proverbs 4:20 ESV Proverbs 4:20 NASB Proverbs 4:20 KJV Proverbs 4:20 BibleApps.com Proverbs 4:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 4:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 4:20 French Bible Proverbs 4:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 4:20 My son attend to my words (Prov. 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