Proverbs 4:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings.

American Standard Version (1901)

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Common English Bible

My son, pay attention to my words. Bend your ear to my speech.

Catholic Public Domain Version

My son, pay attention to my sermons, and incline your ear to my eloquent words.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.

Proverbs 4:20 Cross References

Psalm 34:12

Which of you desires life and covets many days to enjoy good?

Psalm 78:1

Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Psalm 90:12

So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart.

Proverbs 2:2

making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding,

Proverbs 22:18

for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

Proverbs 5:1

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

Proverbs 7:1

My child, keep my words and store up my commandments with you;

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!”