Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many.

New American Standard Bible

Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.

King James Version

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Holman Bible

Listen, my son. Accept my words,
and you will live many years.

International Standard Version

Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.

American Standard Version

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

Amplified


Hear, my son, and accept my sayings,
And the years of your life will be many.

Bible in Basic English

Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

Darby Translation

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.

Julia Smith Translation

Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of life shall be multiplied to thee.

King James 2000

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Listen, my child, take my sayings, and [the] years of your life shall be great.

Modern King James verseion

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Hear, my son, and receive my words, that the years of thy life may be many.

NET Bible

Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

New Heart English Bible

Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

The Emphasized Bible

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and they will multiply to thee the years of life.

Webster

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

World English Bible

Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

Youngs Literal Translation

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life are multiplied to thee.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
and receive
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

my sayings
אמר 
'emer 
Usage: 49

and the years
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

of thy life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

Context Readings

The Right Path

9 She will give to thy head a garland of grace, a crown of beauty she will deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom. I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

Cross References

Proverbs 3:2

For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will add to thee.

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor thy father and thy mother, as LORD thy God commanded thee, that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee in the land which LORD thy God gives thee.

Deuteronomy 6:2

that thou might fear LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life, and that thy days may be prolonged.

Job 22:22

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,

Proverbs 3:16

Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 8:10

Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 19:20

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.

Jeremiah 9:20

Yet hear the word of LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and each one her neighbor lamentation.

John 3:32-33

And what he has seen and heard, of this he testifies, and no man receives his testimony.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

1 Timothy 1:15

Faithful is the saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinful men, of whom I am foremost.

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