Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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:

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:

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! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear, 2 To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:20

My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

Proverbs 22:17

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

Matthew 3:9

and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

Mark 4:23

If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

James 1:19

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Revelation 2:7

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Revelation 2:11

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death.

Revelation 2:17

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving it.

Revelation 2:29

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:6

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:13

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:22

He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.'

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