Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Holman Bible
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
International Standard Version
Listen, children, to your father's instruction, and pay attention in order to gain understanding.
A Conservative Version
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
American Standard Version
Hear, my'sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
Amplified
And pay attention [and be willing to learn] so that you may gain understanding and intelligent discernment.
Darby Translation
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
Julia Smith Translation
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
King James 2000
Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Children, listen [to the] instruction of a father, and be attentive [in order] to know insight.
Modern King James verseion
Sons, hear the instruction of a father, and listen in order to know understanding.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hear, O ye children, the fatherly exhortation, and take good heed, that ye may learn wisdom.
NET Bible
Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
New Heart English Bible
Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
The Emphasized Bible
Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
Webster
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
World English Bible
Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
Youngs Literal Translation
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Father's Wisdom
1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge: 2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8
My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
Psalm 34:11
Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
Proverbs 2:1-5
My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
Proverbs 5:1
My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
Proverbs 6:20-23
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
Proverbs 8:32-36
Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
Proverbs 19:20
Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.
Proverbs 22:17
Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
Hebrews 2:1
For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.