Parallel Verses
NET Bible
My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively 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.
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, mark my words, and incline thine ear unto 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 the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble. 20 My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1
My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,
Psalm 78:1
A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
Proverbs 6:20-21
My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
Proverbs 7:1
My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.
Isaiah 55:3
Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"