Proverbs 4:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:8 : 8 My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
  • Ps 34:11 : 11 Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God.
  • 1 Thess 2:11-12 : 11 As ye knowe, howe that as a father his chyldren, so we haue exhorted, comforted, and besought euery one of you, 12 That ye woulde walke worthie of God, who hath called you vnto his kyngdome and glorie.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Wherfore we ought to geue the more earnest heede to the thynges which we haue heard, lest at any tyme we should let them slippe.
  • Prov 2:1-5 : 1 My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee, 2 That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng. 3 For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge: 4 If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures: 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 5:1 : 1 My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:
  • Prov 6:20-23 : 20 My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother: 21 Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke. 22 That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee. 23 For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life:
  • Prov 7:4 : 4 Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:
  • Prov 8:32-36 : 32 Therefore hearken vnto me: O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes. 33 O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not: 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores. 35 For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde. 36 But whoso offendeth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and they that hate me, are the louers of death.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    84%

    7The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • Prov 5:1
    84%

    1My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

  • Prov 4:2-5
    4 verses
    83%

    2For I haue geuen you a good doctrine, forsake not ye my lawe.

    3For when I my selfe was my fathers deare sonne, and tenderly beloued of my mother:

    4He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.

    5Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

  • Prov 4:20
    81%

    20My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

  • Prov 7:24
    81%

    24Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:

  • Prov 5:7
    79%

    7Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee,

    2That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 4:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, and the yeres of thy life shalbe many.

    11I haue shewed thee the way of wysdome, & led thee into the right pathes.

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

    32Therefore hearken vnto me: O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes.

    33O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.

  • Prov 3:1
    77%

    1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:

  • Ps 34:11
    76%

    11Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God.

  • Prov 23:12
    76%

    12Applye thyne heart vnto correction, and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge.

  • Eph 6:4
    76%

    4Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde.

  • Prov 19:27
    76%

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 23:19
    75%

    19My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.

  • Prov 1:2-5
    4 verses
    75%

    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

    3To receaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie:

    4To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng.

    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

  • Gen 27:8
    75%

    8Nowe therfore my sonne heare my voyce in that which I comaunde thee.

  • Prov 23:26
    75%

    26My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes:

  • Prov 6:20
    75%

    20My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • Prov 7:1
    75%

    1My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by thee.

  • Jer 3:4
    74%

    4Wylt thou not herafter say vnto me, O my father, thou art he that hast brought me vp, and led me from my youth?

  • Job 34:16
    73%

    16If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes:

  • Prov 23:22
    73%

    22Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

  • Deut 4:10
    73%

    10Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lorde thy God in Horeb, when the Lorde sayd vnto me: Gather me the people together, & I wyll make them heare my wordes, that they may learne to feare me all the dayes that they shall lyue vpon the earth, and that they may teache their children.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

  • Isa 1:2
    73%

    2Heare O heauens, and hearken O earth: for the Lorde hath spoken, I haue norished and brought vp children, and they haue done vnfaithfully against me.

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 22:17
    73%

    17Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

  • Job 34:2
    72%

    2Heare my wordes O ye wise men, hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding:

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11My sonne refuse not the chastening of the Lorde, neither faynt when thou art corrected of hym:

    12For whom the Lorde loueth, him he chasteneth, and yet deliteth in him, euen as a father in his owne sonne.

  • Prov 23:24
    72%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym.

  • Ps 78:1
    72%

    1A wise instruction of Asaph. Heare my lawe O my people: enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.

  • Eph 6:1
    72%

    1Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde: for this is ryght.

  • Prov 4:7
    72%

    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Heb 12:5
    72%

    5And ye haue forgotten the exhortatio, which speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren: My sonne despise not thou the chastenyng of the Lorde, neither faynt when thou art rebuked of hym:

  • Prov 29:17
    72%

    17Nurture thy sonne with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart.