Parallel Verses

Webster

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

NET Bible

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

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:

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 son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:20

My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to my sayings.

Proverbs 22:17

Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Matthew 3:9

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Mark 4:23

If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Revelation 2:7

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Revelation 2:11

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; He that overcometh, shall not be hurt by the second death.

Revelation 2:17

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, he excepted, that receiveth it.

Revelation 2:29

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Revelation 3:6

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Revelation 3:13

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Revelation 3:22

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

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