20My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to 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 like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.

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

21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to their 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 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 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 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.