1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.


In Context

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.

2 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.

3 For I also was my father's son, tender and as an only son in the sight of my mother:

Proverbs 4:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, my'sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.