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


In Context

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

2 I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.

3 When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.

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.