Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, mark my words, and incline thine ear unto 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.
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.
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 But the way of the ungodly is as the darkness, wherein men fall, or they be aware. 20 My son, mark my words, and incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them even in the midst of thine heart.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1
My son, give heed unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my prudence:
Psalm 78:1
{An Instruction of Asaph} Hear my law, O my people; incline your ears unto the words of my mouth.
Psalm 90:12
O teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Proverbs 6:20-21
My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments by thee.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ears, and come unto me, take heed, and your soul shall live. For I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Matthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them. And behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dear son, in whom I delight; hear him."