Parallel Verses

NET Bible

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

Holman Bible

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen closely to my understanding

International Standard Version

My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight,

A Conservative Version

My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,

American Standard Version

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

Amplified

My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience],
Incline your ear to my understanding;

Bible in Basic English

My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

Darby Translation

My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;

Julia Smith Translation

My son, attend to my wisdom; incline thine ear to understanding:

King James 2000

My son, be attentive to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

Lexham Expanded Bible

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, and to my understanding incline your ear;

Modern King James verseion

My son, listen to my wisdom; bow your ear to my understanding;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My son, give heed unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my prudence:

New Heart English Bible

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

The Emphasized Bible

My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:

Webster

My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding:

World English Bible

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

Youngs Literal Translation

My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קשׁב 
Qashab 
Usage: 46

חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

Context Readings

Avoid Seduction

1 My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding, 2 in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:20

My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

Proverbs 2:1

My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,

Proverbs 4:1

Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Matthew 3:9

and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Mark 4:23

If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!"

James 1:19

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

Revelation 2:7

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.'

Revelation 2:11

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will in no way be harmed by the second death.'

Revelation 2:17

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.'

Revelation 2:29

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

Revelation 3:6

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

Revelation 3:13

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

Revelation 3:22

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

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