20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.


In Context

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to my sayings.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20My son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.