Proverbs 4:1

New English Translation

Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Cross References

Genesis 49:2

“Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.

Psalm 34:11

Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord.

Proverbs 1:2

To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.

Proverbs 1:8

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Proverbs 13:1

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

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

Proverbs 5:1

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,

Jeremiah 35:8

We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. We have never drunk wine.

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.