Proverbs 4:1 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹ Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight;

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 49:2

“Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father.

Psalm 34:11

Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 1:2

That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight,

Proverbs 1:8

Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's teaching;

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;

Proverbs 5:1

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

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend;

Jeremiah 35:8

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay the closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.