Proverbs 4:1

Bible in Basic English 1965

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

Cross References

Genesis 49:2

Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.

Psalm 34:11

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 1:2

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

Proverbs 1:8

My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

Proverbs 19:20

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

Proverbs 22:17

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

Proverbs 5:1

My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

Jeremiah 35:8

And we have kept the rules of Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, in everything which he gave us orders to do, drinking no wine all our days, we and our wives and our sons and our daughters;

Hebrews 2:1

For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.