Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
Interlinear
Qashab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Staying The Course
19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall. 20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings. 21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1
My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
Psalm 78:1
Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 6:20-21
My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.
Isaiah 55:3
Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
Matthew 17:5
While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.