Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Holman Bible
listen closely to my sayings.
International Standard Version
My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say.
A Conservative Version
My son, attend to my words. Incline thine ear to my sayings.
American Standard Version
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Amplified
My son, pay attention to my words and be willing to learn;
Open your ears to my sayings.
Bible in Basic English
My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
Darby Translation
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Julia Smith Translation
My son, attend to my word; incline thine ear to my sayings.
King James 2000
My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, be attentive to my words; to my sayings incline your ear.
Modern King James verseion
My son, listen to my words; bow down your ear to my sayings.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, mark my words, and incline thine ear unto 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.
The Emphasized Bible
My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;
Webster
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.
Interlinear
Qashab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Staying The Course
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble. 20 My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear, 21 Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1
My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
Psalm 78:1
An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.
Psalm 90:12
To number our days aright let us know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.
Proverbs 6:20-21
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 7:1
My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.
Matthew 17:5
While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'