Proverbs 4:1

The Father's Wisdom

¹ Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,
And give attention that you may gain understanding,
² For I give you sound teaching;
Do not abandon my instruction.

Give Ear

Listen to Me

My Children

Pay Attention

Proverbs 1:8

Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;

Psalm 34:11

Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,

Proverbs 2:1-5

My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,

Proverbs 5:1

My son, give attention to my wisdom,
Incline your ear to my understanding;

Proverbs 6:20-23

My son, observe the commandment of your father
And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;

Proverbs 8:32-36

“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to counsel and accept discipline,
That you may be wise the rest of your days.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Hebrews 2:1

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.