Proverbs 4:1 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.

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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

Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow: excelling in gifts, greater in command.

Psalm 34:11

8 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.

Proverbs 1:2

That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

Proverbs 1:8

5 My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths.

Proverbs 13:1

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.

Proverbs 19:20

7 Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 22:17

4 Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:

Proverbs 5:1

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house.

Proverbs 7:4

1 Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,

Jeremiah 35:8

6 So the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have constantly kept the commandment of their father, which he commanded them: but this people hath not obeyed me.

Hebrews 2:1

0 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, who had brought many children into glory, to perfect the author of their salvation, by his passion.