Proverbs 5:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
  • Prov 4:20 : 20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.
  • Mark 4:23 : 23 If any man has ears, let him give ear.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
  • Rev 2:11 : 11 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not come under the power of the second death.
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.
  • Rev 2:29 : 29 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
  • Rev 3:6 : 6 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
  • Rev 3:13 : 13 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
  • Rev 3:22 : 22 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    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;

  • Prov 4:20
    86%

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

  • Prov 4:1
    84%

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

  • Prov 22:17
    83%

    17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5-8
    4 verses
    80%

    5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

    6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

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

  • Prov 4:10
    80%

    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Prov 5:7
    79%

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

  • Prov 23:19
    79%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 5:2
    79%

    2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Prov 7:24
    79%

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

  • Prov 7:1
    79%

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

  • Prov 23:12
    79%

    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

  • Prov 3:1
    78%

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

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

    3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

  • Prov 23:26
    77%

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

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    76%

    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 3:21
    76%

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

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

    5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Job 34:16
    76%

    16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 18:15
    75%

    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Gen 27:8
    75%

    8 Now, my son, do what I say.

  • Job 34:2
    75%

    2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

  • Ps 78:1
    75%

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

  • Prov 19:27
    75%

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

  • Prov 27:11
    75%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Prov 23:15
    75%

    15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

  • Ps 5:1
    74%

    1 <To the chief music-maker on wind instruments. A Psalm. Of David.> Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

  • Prov 4:7
    74%

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 6:20
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 8:10
    74%

    10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

  • Prov 15:31
    73%

    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

  • Prov 2:11
    73%

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Job 33:33
    73%

    33 If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

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

  • Prov 7:4
    73%

    4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

  • Ps 49:3
    73%

    3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

  • Job 13:6
    73%

    6 Give ear to the argument of my mouth, and take note of the words of my lips.