Verse 1

Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hør, barn, på din fars veiledning; lytt for å få forståelse.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hør, barn, på en fars veiledning, og vis oppmerksomhet for å forstå.

• Norsk King James

  Hør, dere barn, undervisningen fra en far, og vær oppmerksomme så dere forstår.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sønner! Hør en fars formaning, og vær oppmerksom for å forstå.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hør, mine barn, på formaningen fra en far, lytt for å forstå klokskap.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hør, dere barn, på en fars veiledning, og vær oppmerksomme så dere lærer forståelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hør, barn, farens undervisning, og lytt nøye for å tilegne deg innsikt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hør, dere barn, på en fars veiledning, og vær oppmerksomme så dere lærer forståelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hør, barn, på din fars rettledning, og lyt for å lære klokskap.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hør, barn, på din fars tukt og lytt nøye for å lære forstand.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sønner! hører en Faders Tugt, og giver Agt for at kjende Forstand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hør, barn, på en fars veiledning, og gi akt for å få forstand.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hør, sønner, på en fars undervisning. Vær oppmerksomme og ha forståelse;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hør, dere sønner, en fars rettledning, og gi akt for å forstå.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hør, mine sønner, en fars instruksjon og gi akt for å få forstand.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Lytt, mine sønner, til en fars lærdom; gi oppmerksomhet så dere kan få kunnskap.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Heare (O ye children) the fatherly exortacio, & take good hede, that ye maye lerne wy?dome.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Heare O ye chyldren a fatherly instruction, & take good heede, that ye may learne vnderstanding.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
• Ps 34:11 : 11 Young lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
• 1 Thess 2:11-12 : 11 Just as you know how we dealt with each one of you like a father with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
• Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
• Prov 2:1-5 : 1 My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
• Prov 5:1 : 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.
• Prov 6:20-23 : 20 My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake, they will speak to you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
• Prov 7:4 : 4 Say to wisdom, 'You are my sister,' and call understanding your close relative.
• Prov 8:32-36 : 32 Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not neglect it. 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances. 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD. 36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.
• Prov 19:20 : 20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.
• Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.