Proverbs 4:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching is dropping like rain, coming down like dew on the fields; like rain on the young grass and showers on the garden plants:
  • Ps 89:30-32 : 30 If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions; 31 If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept; 32 Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.
  • Prov 8:6-9 : 6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright. 7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them. 9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
  • Job 33:3 : 3 My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.
  • Ps 49:1-3 : 1 <Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.> Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world. 2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth. 3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
  • Prov 22:20-21 : 20 Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge, 21 To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?
  • John 7:16-17 : 16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me. 17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
  • 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:
  • Titus 1:9 : 9 Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
  • 2 Chr 7:19 : 19 But if you are turned away from me, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods, giving them worship:
  • Job 11:4 : 4 You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

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

  • Prov 1:8
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    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 3:1
    79%

    1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

  • Prov 6:20
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    20 My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 4:3-6
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    3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

    4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

    5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

    6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

  • Prov 4:10-11
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    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

    11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.

  • Prov 2:1
    75%

    1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

  • Prov 8:32-33
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    32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

    2 Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

  • Prov 5:7
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    7 Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

  • Prov 4:20-21
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    73%

    20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

    21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

  • Prov 5:1
    72%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Jer 26:4
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    4 And you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: If you do not give ear to me and go in the way of my law which I have put before you,

  • Prov 22:6
    72%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Prov 23:26
    72%

    26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

  • Prov 22:20
    72%

    20 Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

  • Mal 4:4
    72%

    4 Keep in mind the law of Moses, my servant, which I gave him in Horeb for all Israel, even the rules and the decisions.

  • Prov 4:13
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    13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4 Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

  • Prov 19:27
    71%

    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Ps 78:1
    71%

    1 <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

  • Gen 27:8
    71%

    8 Now, my son, do what I say.

  • Ps 119:8
    71%

    8 I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.

  • Ps 89:30
    71%

    30 If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;

  • Prov 7:24
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    24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

  • Job 22:22
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    22 Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.

  • Deut 4:2
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    2 Make no addition to the orders which I give you, and take nothing from them, but keep the orders of the Lord your God which I give you.

  • Ps 119:4
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    4 You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.

  • Deut 4:5
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    5 I have been teaching you laws and decisions, as I was ordered to do by the Lord my God, so that you might keep them in the land to which you are going to take it for your heritage.

  • Jer 9:13
    71%

    13 And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;

  • Ps 119:34
    70%

    34 Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

  • Prov 3:21
    70%

    21 My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

  • Ps 34:11
    70%

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

  • Prov 6:23
    70%

    23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

  • Prov 3:11
    70%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Prov 13:14
    70%

    14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

  • Ps 119:102
    70%

    102 My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.

  • Eph 6:4
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    4 And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

  • Deut 4:14
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    14 And the Lord gave me orders at that time to make clear to you these laws and decisions, so that you might do them in the land to which you are going, and which is to be your heritage.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

  • Ps 119:66
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    66 Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.

  • Jer 16:11
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    11 Then you will say to them, Because your fathers have given me up, says the Lord, and have gone after other gods and become their servants and their worshippers, and have given me up and have not kept my law;