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


In Context

17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.

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

21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;

22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.

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 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 English Revised Version 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.