Verse 11

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:8 : 8 I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
  • Prov 8:32 : 32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
  • Prov 22:6 : 6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.
  • Eccl 11:9-12:1 : 9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge. 10 So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose. 1 Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Isa 28:9 : 9 To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?
  • Matt 18:2-4 : 2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them, 3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Mark 10:14-16 : 14 And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all. 16 And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.
  • John 13:33 : 33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind; 2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge; 3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge; 4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth; 5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason: 7 He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil; 8 He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him. 9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
  • Prov 7:24 : 24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
  • Ps 66:16 : 16 Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.