Proverbs 4:1 - The Scriptures 2009

¹ Children, listen to the discipline of a father, And give attention to know understanding;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ 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)

¹ Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

Common English Bible

¹ Hear, children, fatherly instruction; pay attention to gain understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ 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

¹ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.

Proverbs 4:1 Cross References

Genesis 49:2

“Gather together and hear, you sons of Ya‛aqoḇ, and listen to Yisra’ĕl your father.

Psalm 34:11

Lamed Come, you children, listen to me; Let me teach you the fear of יהוה.

Proverbs 1:2

For knowing wisdom and discipline, For understanding the words of understanding,

Proverbs 1:8

My son, heed the discipline of your father, And do not forsake the Torah of your mother;

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer shall not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, So that you are wise in your latter end.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;

Proverbs 5:1

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

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding a close friend,

Jeremiah 35:8

“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,

Hebrews 2:1

Because of this we have to pay more attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.