Proverbs 4:1

New International Reader's Version

My sons, listen to a father’s teaching. Pay attention and gain understanding.

Cross References

Genesis 49:2

“Sons of Jacob, come together and listen. Listen to your father Israel.

Psalm 34:11

My children, come. Listen to me. I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.

Proverbs 1:2

Proverbs teach you wisdom and instruct you. They help you understand wise sayings.

Proverbs 1:8

My son, listen to your father’s advice. Don’t turn away from your mother’s teaching.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son pays attention to what his father teaches him. But anyone who makes fun of others doesn’t listen to warnings.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept correction. In the end you will be counted among those who are wise.

Proverbs 22:17

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of wise people. Apply your heart to the sayings I teach.

Proverbs 5:1

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Listen carefully to my wise sayings.

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister.” Say to understanding, “You are a member of my family.”

Jeremiah 35:8

We have done everything Jehonadab, the son of Rekab, commanded us to do. So we and our wives and our children have never drunk wine.

Hebrews 2:1

So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it.