“Gather together and hear, you sons of Ya‛aqoḇ, and listen to Yisra’ĕl your father.
Proverbs 4:1 - The Scriptures 2009 Children, listen to the discipline of a father, And give attention to know understanding; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HEAR, MY sons, the instruction of a father, and pay attention in order to gain and to know intelligent discernment, comprehension, and interpretation [of spiritual matters]. American Standard Version (1901) Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: Common English Bible Hear, children, fatherly instruction; pay attention to gain understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version Listen, sons, to the discipline of a father, and pay attention, so that you may know prudence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence. |
“Gather together and hear, you sons of Ya‛aqoḇ, and listen to Yisra’ĕl your father.
Lamed Come, you children, listen to me; Let me teach you the fear of יהוה.
For knowing wisdom and discipline, For understanding the words of understanding,
My son, heed the discipline of your father, And do not forsake the Torah of your mother;
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer shall not listen to rebuke.
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, So that you are wise in your latter end.
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding a close friend,
“So we obeyed the voice of Yonaḏaḇ son of Rĕḵaḇ, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters,
Because of this we have to pay more attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.